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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ESPN is hiring an e-sports editor
Remember a year or so ago when ESPN CEO John Skipper created a minor stink in the nerdosphere by pooh-poohing e-sports and intimating that...
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: 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...
Blizzard, Snail Games are part of a Russian nesting doll-type lawsuit
Blizzard. Lawsuit. The World of Warcraft studio seems to be constantly dealing with some legal action or another. But now it may have gotten...
World of Tanks, SWTOR rocketed up the Raptr chart in May
Raptr's most-played games list is out for this past May, and it looks that both World of Tanks and Star Wars: The Old Republic...
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....
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...
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...
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...
Watch Dota 2’s Red Bull Battle Grounds Grand Finals today
Dota 2's Red Bull Battle Grounds e-sports event draws to a close this weekend with the Grand Finals best-of-five finale in San Francisco's Warfield Theater.
China's Invictus...
Dota 2’s International prize pool nearing $6 million
Dota 2's International prize purse is approaching $6 million, thanks to crowdfunding efforts centered around the "Compendium," a virtual level treadmill that rewards purchasers with...
Not So Massively: HoN’s fifth anniversary update; Dota 2 rakes in millions of dollars
Heroes of Newerth received a colossal patch this week to celebrate its fifth anniversary, introducing a new intelligence carry hero, a capture the flag...
Dota 2 honors Terry Pratchett in upcoming patch
Dota 2's community has discovered a tribute to the late Terry Pratchett in today's the upcoming 6.84 patch, now on the PTR. It takes the...
Watch Dota 2’s Red Bull Battle Grounds America regionals… now
Dota 2's Red Bull Battle Grounds e-sports event has been winding its away across the world with only one regional champ left to be decided: the...
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...
