Tag Archives: MOBA

After facing an insane amount of backlash, a League of Legends women-only tournament , called the Iron Solari, has removed its restriction on the number of LGBT players. The e-sports league, Garena Philippines, instated a policy saying that each team could not have more than 1 gay or transgender woman for the entirety of the tournament day. Ironically, Garena said it ...

After an official teaser from Riot Games and a few smaller leaks, all of DJ Sona’s splash arts and videos of her abilities were leaked today on a Chinese website, possibly prompting Riot to make an official announcement earlier then intended. DJ Sona is the new ultimate skin, just like Pulsefire Ezreal and Spirit Guard Udyr. Ultimate skins in League ...

Heroes of the Storm is Blizzard’s take on the MOBA genre. It’s a beautifully designed game that promises to improve upon the pitfalls and common complaints that many gamers have with titles like League of Legends and DOTA. And, in true Blizzard fashion, it embodies the ‘easy to learn difficult to master’ twist that’s the hallmark of their other titles ...

Transformers Universe, the online MOBA, had launched its open beta on July of this year. Now, developer Jagex has announced that the team-based MMO will be shutting down. On January 31st, Transformers Universe will be closed down, the game’s website has confirmed. Jagex had this to say: “Today Jagex and Hasbro can confirm that Transformers Universe will close. This decision comes at ...

Overwatch was announced at this year’s BlizzCon and Blizzard’s first foray into the realm of FPS games promises to be an exciting addition to their diverse line up. For those that don’t know, Overwatch is a team based FPS that currently features a lineup of 12 playable heroes; all of which fall into one of four roles based upon their ...

League of Legends now has a new champion added to their massive roster. Junglers rejoice! Meet Rek’Sai (or the Void Burrower as she’s also called), an agile and fast jungler who can dart between camps in Riot’s hugely popular MOBA. Rek’Sai can travel underground a-la Bugs Bunny and can deliver attacks from her underground tunnels or escape devastating attacks quickly. ...

It seems like we hear about a new MOBA game every few months now and while most of them seem mediocre to put it lightly, there are a few new ones that do look promising. Blizzard’s Heroes of the Storm is definitely one of them even though the company doesn’t actually refer to the game as being a MOBA. Blizzard ...

Former Dota 2 professional player Benedict Lim “hyhy” Han Yong went on Reddit earlier today to do an AMA with the fans. If you’re new to the game you might now know who he is, but Han Yong was pretty well known on the scene a couple of years back. “hyhy” used to play for Zenith and made it to the ...

In recent years Electronic Sports have become ridiculously popular even among people who weren’t much into gaming before. I’ve dabbled in competitive gaming on more than one occasion and I can’t begin to tell you how glad I am to see that we live in a time when it’s finally being taken seriously. But things are not equal in the world ...

We all know that skill is what makes a pro gamer truly great, but having some good gear doesn’t hurt either. With that in mind, Logitech announced a new addition to its G-series of professional mice. Dubbed G302 Daedalus Prime MOBA Gaming Mouse, the peripheral is unsurprisingly aimed at players who prefer the Massive Online Battle Arena genre. This genre ...