Official Site:Â Dota 2
Studio:Â Valve
Launch Date:Â July 9, 2013
Genre:Â Fantasy MOBA
Business Model:Â F2P (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC, Mac
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The MOP Up: Dota 2 goes on a new journey (December 18, 2016)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
The Daily Grind: Are real screenshots critical to your MMO purchases?
Last week, Steam told developers that it will be cracking down on "bullshots" -- images that don't actually depict the game they're supposed to...
Battle Bards Episode 85: Desert Calling
The desert is calling the Battle Bards, but are they willing to make the trek across these vast wastelands to see if the music...
UK courts prosecute first-ever case involving online video game gambling
A British court case have arisen recently concerning gambling and online gaming that could set precedents for such future activities.
In the UK, two men have...
Superdata: Online games account for 60% of digital PC revenue
Superdata has published its MMO and MOBA Games Market Report for the 2016 cycle, and let me just warn you before we dig in:...
Player-designed gear arrives in Warframe’s cash shop
There are a couple of topics I don't like to post about on Massively OP, and cash shop releases are one of them. But...
The MOP Up: The Dota 2 forum hack (August 14, 2016)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Shroud of the Avatar urges password changes after Dota 2 forum hack
Shroud of the Avatar has not been hacked, but you should tighten your security anyway.
Portalarium writes tonight that perpetrators of the Dota 2 forum...
The MOP Up: Elder Scrolls Online’s Cradle of Shadows (July 31, 2016)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Cease & desist letters issued to multiple Steam gambling sites
Last week, Valve announced that it was going to start taking action against the various Steam-based gambling sites, but no details were announced at...
Player modder earns $5000 for War Thunder model
Here's a sweet way to make 5000 bucks: Design a stellar 3-D model for a War Thunder vehicle.
That's what Daniil "_Joy_Division_" Zaitsev did, anyway;...
SMITE’s 2016 World Championships features another million-dollar prize pool
Hi-Rez Studios told press and fans today that it's taking over Cobb Energy Center in Atlanta, Georgia, for its next big event.
Hi-Rez Expo will...
The hidden DOTA 2 tournament secrets that Valve doesn’t want you to know!
DOTA 2's huge annual tournament, The International, is coming to Seattle this August, and tickets for the popular event are going on sale next week.
The...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best MOBA for an MMORPG player?
Every few months, my husband will be reading over my shoulder while I'm writing up news about a MOBA for Massively OP, and he'll...
League of Legends: Caster boycott, Aurelion Sol, and Chinese theme song
Three high-profile freelance League of Legends e-sports casters are effectively boycotting the Mid-Season Invitational, claiming Riot Games "failed to arrive at an industry standard...
Superdata predicts China will buy up more western gaming publishers
Superdata has released a summary of its research on the worldwide digital games market for February 2016, claiming that the digital games market sales...
The MOP Up: TERA’s mood clouds (March 20, 2016)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and often we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some of...
Gabe Newell fires Dota 2 presenter, calling him ‘an ass’
Dota 2's Shanghai Major tournament got off to a shaky start this week with a slew of technical problems and controversy over presenter James...
Valve pours millions of dollars into Counter-Strike e-sports
There's no doubt that e-sports are starting to get very big, with many of the top tournaments now supporting prize pools in the range of...
ESPN officially launches an e-sports division, picks up e-sports journalists
When Activision-Blizzard acquired Major League Gaming earlier this month, CEO Bobby Kotick revealed his plans to create a kind of "ESPN of e-sports." It turns out that ESPN has had its...
