Official Site:Â DotAÂ (Wikipedia Entry)
Studio:Â PlayDota.com
Launch Date:Â 2003
Genre:Â Fantasy MOBA
Business Model:Â F2P
Platform: PC, Mac
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The MOP Up: MMOs make math fun (March 5, 2017)
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...
Valve is working on three VR titles, feeling effects of travel ban
Valve's Gabe Newell and Erik Johnson have confirmed that the company is working on a trio of VR-centric games, not cheapie experiments but full-scale...
MMO lockboxes, keys, and booster packs: Gambling or gaming?
Lockboxes have become a hot topic over the last couple of years. Last month, both our writers and readers crowned SWTOR worst business model of...
Steam sets new record with 14 million concurrent users
It seems like more or less everyone uses Steam at this point, yes? It's fairly ubiquitous? The service managed to hit a concurrency record...
The MOP Up: A marriage forged in hell (January 8, 2017)
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...
Dota 2, The Division list among the best-selling Steam games of 2016
One of my favorite things to do at the end of each calendar year is to read all of the "best of" lists that...
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...
Superdata’s June report shows Overwatch, WoW still on top
Superdata's latest report on the worldwide digital games market is out, and Overwatch owned the month of June on PC, to no one's surprise,...
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...
