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
Vague Patch Notes: The three kinds of sunset in the MMO space
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Choose My Adventure: Guild Wars delivers a shock to the system after months in the sequel
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Perfect Ten: The MMO studios that keep whiffing on new projects
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 380: A TERAble way to go
Justin and Bree discuss TERA's sunset, Secret World's maintenance mode, Red Dead Online's maintenance mode, Heroes of the Storm's maintenance mode, Skull and Bones' November launch, Elder Scrolls Online's Lost Depths DLC, EverQuest II's prison server, Blizzard's Proletariat buyout, WoW's crafting overhaul, and the return of BlizzCon in 2023, with adventures in LOTRO, Fallout 76, and SWG Legends, plus a mailbag lightning round.
Blizzard shifts Heroes of the Storm into maintenance mode, gives lizards to all
Quick: What's the one live service Blizzard game that nobody ever talks about, thinks about, or apparently plays? The correct answer is, of course,...
GDC 2022: Control, revenue, scarcity, ethics, and the human challenges of the gaming ‘metaverse’
While some panels at GDC 2022 have been deeply disappointing, the panel titled "A Brave New (Virtual) World: Ethics and Governance of XR and...
Vague Patch Notes: Blizzard may live on, but it will never be Blizzard again
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Massively on the Go: Pokemon Unite is genuinely fun – for new and casual MOBA players
When Pokemon Unite was first announced, I had severe doubts I'd even give it a shot. I know I'm the local Pokemon guy, but there are many games in the...
Four Winds: Everything you need to know about Amazon’s Lost Ark
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Overwatch celebrates five years as Heroes of the Storm finally releases a hero-rework update
Blizzard's had its hands full with WoW Classic this week, but not so full that it hasn't been able to crank out content for...
Heroes of the Storm players lament Blizzard’s neglect and slow development
While Blizzard's all-star character-filled MOBA Heroes of the Storm isn't shuttered or being completely ignored yet -- in fact, there have been a couple...
Interview: Camelot Unchained lays out its innovative alchemy system
One of the major slices of content being worked on in this current 90-day quadrant of Camelot Unchained development is its crafting system, specifically...
Blizzard offers a plethora of game discounts with its holiday sale this year
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MMO Business Roundup: Morhaime is back with Dreamhaven, plus NCsoft’s parking lot and Epic’s Manticore ambitions
Welcome back to another quick roundup of video game industry news relevant to MMOs and MMO fans!
The Morhaimes: When Mike Morhaime announced he was...
Heroes of the Storm adds a new Nexus Anomaly and a StarCraft vs. Warcraft event
You know, it's been some time since we've had some patch notes news to write about for Heroes of the Storm, so consider this...
Warhammer Online’s Return of Reckoning linked over 2200 accounts in Twitch
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NCsoft MOBA Master x Master should’ve turned three years old in the west this month
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Vague Patch Notes: MOBAs, battle royales, and shallow genre pools in the online gaming space
This past week, Nintendo announced Pokemon Unite, and then I had to go to see a doctor because I rolled my eyes so far...
There are multiple heroes planned for Heroes of the Storm this year, and there’s snow falling now
It's been a quiet first half of the year in Heroes of the Storm, but players have been promised that there are multiple new...
Heroes of the Storm adds new Dark Nexus skins and a tests a new feature for defensive towers
Hey look at that, Heroes of the Storm has had a couple of new updates! Neat! Blizzard's MOBA is kicking off another Dark Nexus-themed...
