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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Not So Massively: Path of Exile’s crafting scandal; Sins of a Dark Age’s sunset
This week in Not So Massively games, League of Legends players revealed a reproducible exploit that causes skillshot projectiles to become invisible and may...
The MOP Up: Rick & Morty meet MOBAs
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...
Not So Massively: Star Citizen demos live gameplay; Dota 2 team kicks member after $6m win
Last week, Star Citizen released impressive Gamescom 2015 demo videos showing live gameplay footage of players walking around a space port and a mission...
Not So Massively: NSM at Gamescom 2015; Splatoon’s Octoling hack
It's been a fantastic week for online gaming with dozens of MOBAs and competitive shooters on the show floor at Gamescom 2015. Hi-Rez Studios...
Dota 2’s International interrupted by DDoS attacks
If you managed to catch any of Dota 2's $18 million International 2015 yesterday, you may have seen players sitting around scratching their heads instead...
Not So Massively: Dota 2’s $18m main event, Hearthstone’s expansion
This week, third-person MOBA SMITE revealed its new support character Khepri, the ancient Egyptian scarab god. League of Legends pushed its HUD overhaul to...
Not So Massively: HoN Tour season four; cheating in Hearthstone and League of Legends
It's been a busy week for online gaming, with Star Citizen releasing alpha patch 1.15 and delving into the details of its new audio...
Not So Massively: RUST assigns random genders; US Senator facilitates e-sports visas
Star Citizen rebalanced thrusters, hitpoints and weapons in its latest alpha release to the public test server, and the upcoming Star Marine FPS module...
Not So Massively: Path of Exile’s Awakening and Heroes of Newerth’s new character Skrap
This week in not-so-massive online games, third-person MOBA SMITE confirmed that it's raised over $640,000 in competitive tournament prize money through sales and crowdfunding...
Not So Massively: Dota 2’s $15M compendium, Vainglory’s Android launch
Star Citizen started delivering weekly progress updates on its overdue FPS module this week, and two developers talked about how you'll be able to...
Not So Massively: Rust randomises penis size; Splatoon sells a million units
Nintendo's recently released Wii U shooter Splatoon sold over a million units worldwide in its first month, becoming one of the console's most popular...
Not So Massively: All the online gaming news from E3 2015
It's been a big week for online gaming, with several high-profile reveals and announcements made at E3 2015. The latest version of MOBA-esque space...
The Daily Grind: Are MOBAs destined for a Great Crash?
Make no mistake, even with the recent launch of Heroes of the Storm, MOBAs are crashing and burning all over the place these days....
Not So Massively: Dota 2 plans a reboot, League of Legends nerfs Ekko
Valve revealed plans to reboot Dota 2 in the near future with its Dota 2 Reborn project, which moves the game over to a...
Dota 2 Reborn revamps the game from the ground up
Dota 2 is stockpiling its arsenal against the competition with the advent of a massive overhaul called Dota 2 Reborn.
Dota 2 Reborn won't be changing...
Not So Massively: Heroes of the Storm launches, Infinite Crisis gives up
It's been a week of mixed feelings in the land of MOBAs, with the thrill of a new game launch juxtaposed against the background...
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...
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...
