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 ...
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Heroes of the Storm enters closed beta in January 2015
During this year’s BlizzCon, developer/publisher Blizzard Entertainment has announced its upcoming ‘Hero Brawler’ will be entering in its closed beta phase starting January 13th, 2015. A closed beta means entry isn’t guaranteed for everyone, although you can still give it a shot by registering via its official website. In addition to this, Blizzard has also released a new trailer showcasing ...
Read More »The first ever Heroes of the Storm invitational tournament will take place at Blizzcon 2014 this weekend
Heroes of the Storm is expected to be the next big thing in eSports and Blizzard certainly knows it. The company is hosting an invitational tournament for the game this weekend in order to get the hype train rolling. Not that it needs any more hype to be honest, but a tournament featuring professional gamers is always fun to watch ...
Read More »Idra rejoins Evil Geniuses as their Heroes of the Storm captain
Idra was a pretty big name on the eSports scene back in the day – like, last year – and was infamous for a couple of reasons. First, he was a damned good Starcraft 2 player, but most importantly, his rage quits became legendary in the community. In fact, Idra may have been more known for his temperament reminiscent of that the ...
Read More »Can Heroes of the Storm hope to compete with the other MOBAs?
The Massive Online Battle Arena genre – better known as MOBA – has been around for over a decade now, but only received widespread awareness in the last few years. As you may or may not already know, the game that started it all was the original Defense of the Ancients, aka DotA. The game was created as a mod for Blizzard’s ...
Read More »Heroes of the Storm is now in its final Alpha testing phase, Europe will finally have access starting with October 9th
Heroes of the Storm has come back online and the final alpha testing phase is now underway. Blizzard released a brand new major patch that brings a large number of changes to the game. First off, all accounts have been wiped clean, but the company says that this was the last planned wipe. Any money you might have spent on in-game purchases ...
Read More »Heroes of the Storm designer reveals more details on Anub’arak
The latest hero introduced to Heroes of the Storm is one that Warcraft 3 players are most certainly very familiar with. You may have also seen him in World of Warcraft’s Wrath of the Lich King expansion where he was the final boss of the Azjol-Nerub dungeon. In any case, the hero in question goes by the name of Anub’arak ...
Read More »Purchasing a virtual ticket for BlizzCon 2014 will earn you some neat in-game rewards
BlizzCon 2014 is closing in fast and we’re eager to see all the live competitions, cosplay contests and all the other good stuff that will take place at the event. But first thing’s first, you need a ticket and they’re all sold out already so there’s no chance of buying one now unfortunately. However, you still have the option of ...
Read More »Heroes of the Storm gets new keg weilding Pandaren hero
Today Blizzard Entertainment revealed the latest addition to the Heroes of the Storm roster. This hero is none other than Chen Stormstout, best known for being the first Pandaren to appear in a Warcraft game. Chen made its first appearance in Warcraft 3 where to proved to be a faithful companion to the beastmaster Rexxar before reaching Pandaria and becoming a quest ...
Read More »Blizzcon 2014 Virtual Tickets now available
BlizzCon is drawing closer and closer and if you were planning to attend Blizzcon 2014 in person you are, unfortunately, out of luck since all tickets are completely sold out. But do not despair, there is still hope! Virtual Tickets for Blizzard Entertainment’s BlizzCon 2014 are now available for purchase. The price of the virtual tickets is $39.99 / £24.99 ...
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