league of legends

Official Site: League of Legends
Studio: Riot Games
Launch Date: October 27, 2009
Genre: MOBA
Business Model: F2P (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC, Mac

Not So Massively: Dota 2 plans a reboot, League of Legends nerfs Ekko

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Valve revealed plans to reboot Dota 2 in the near future with its Dota 2 Reborn project, which moves the game over to a...

Perfect Ten: The top 10 healthiest live MMOs

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One question that consistently pops up across the MMO gaming circuit is, "What are the most popular/healthy/active MMOs out there?" Every time I see...

Not So Massively: Heroes of the Storm launches, Infinite Crisis gives up

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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

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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

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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

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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

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League of Legends launched a new system to hand out immediate automatic bans for chat infractions this week, leading to many claims of unfair...

League of Legends tests automated punishments for bad player behavior

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Getting on top of bad player behavior in League of Legends may be an impossible job -- for mere people, that is. But what...

Not So Massively: Blizzard’s $1.2 million tourney; X-Wing successor hits Kickstarter

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In a bizarre coincidence, four separate MOBAs announced new champions this week. SMITE revealed an adorable Norse squirrel god named Ratatoskr and officially launched...

Raph Koster used MMO design to help revitalize a bar trivia game

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You might know Raph Koster from his MMO legacy as a designer on Ultima Online or Star Wars Galaxies, or perhaps from his current...
Oh, so it's a Warcraft 3 mod, but it's only online and it's relentlessly competitive? No thank you. Good night.

League of Legends offers up an Ekko trailer

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In a pitched match of League of Legends, every second counts. So what if you could get a few more of them? Because that's...

Not So Massively: Heroes of Newerth changes owners; LoL subreddit drama continues

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Path of Exile announced a potentially revolutionary and futuristic sounding new Deterministic Lockstep mode that promises sharper gameplay and zero desync for those on...

League of Legends community forms rival subreddit in response to heavy moderation

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In response to the heated debate over alleged heavy-handed moderation and undue studio influence on the League of Legends subreddit, a group of players...
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Portions of the tribunal system are returning to League of Legends this month

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Remember Riot's Tribunal? Back in 2011 it was put forth as a possible antidote to toxic player behavior in League of Legends. Three years later,...

Not So Massively: HoN’s fifth anniversary update; Dota 2 rakes in millions of dollars

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Heroes of Newerth received a colossal patch this week to celebrate its fifth anniversary, introducing a new intelligence carry hero, a capture the flag...

Massively Overthinking: Are boutique MMOs the future?

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This week's Massively Overthinking question comes to us from Kickstarter donor Taemys, who just so happens to be a guildie of mine. He's clever,...

Not So Massively: LoL’s Reddit controversy, HotS’ Heroes of the Dorm

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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...
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Riot’s new LA office is pretty impressive

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If you had any doubts about how much money Riot is making thanks to League of Legends, one look at the firm's new Los...

Not So Massively: Star Wars Battlefront is revealed; GTA 5 beats Skyrim

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It's been a big week for competitive play in MOBAs. League of Legends opened the registration on its European Battlegrounds tournament and lifted the...

Infinite Crisis has basically made me a MOBA fan

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It's 1989. My buddy and I are in a comic store and raising our eyebrows at this odd little one-shot called Gotham by Gaslight....

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