First announced back in November last year, the secretive Project PK made another secret appearance at ChinaJoy in July. At Korean developer Smilegate’s recent G-Star media event, the tentative name “Project Pentakill” was revealed, which will be developed by its…
Pirates: Treasure Hunters – CJ E&M reveals new pirate-themed MOBA
After the failure of RIFT Korea, I am really surprised CJ E&M is picking up a Western title again. Developed by Virtual Toys, a company based in Spain, Pirates will be starting its beta phase first in Korea, some time…
Riot Games – League of Legends dev moving to new mega campus in 2015
Riot Games just announced moving to a brand new campus in Spring 2015, with the current space at Santa Monica getting too tight for comfort. Located within ElementLA, the new office will house around 1,000 employees, with room for further…
Heroes of the Storm – 3 new videos for Blizzard’s upcoming MOBA
[Beta signup] After going “missing” for a couple of years, Blizzard is finally ready to showcase its MOBA title, Heroes of the Storm, to the public over at BlizzCon 2013. There are 3 new videos to commemorate the occasion, so…
Dota 2 – Rare ‘legacy’ courier sold for USD 38,000 in Reddit auction
[Source] A rare and “out of print” courier was recently sold for USD 38,000 in an online auction held on Reddit. The ethereal flame pink War Dog courier was discontinued early on as the color was associated with a bug.…
Wolfknights – More game details revealed for MOBA RPG hybrid
To simplify the term “MOBA RPG”, Wolfknights is basically a PvP-centric online game focused on 3 warring factions. However, there will be data resets at fixed times, just like when a game ends in MOBA titles. To get a clearer…
Battle of the Gods – MOBA with ex-Blizzard art veterans at the core
A new MOBA developed by Quantum Studios (under Tencent Games), Battle of the Gods actually has a ex-Blizzard core in the development team. For one, heading the art of Battle of the Gods is Brian Hsu, a former Senior Artist…
Core Masters – English publisher for MOBA title was confirmed months ago
[Teaser site] As well-informed as I may be, there are still tons of news which I miss. The English publisher for upcoming Korean MOBA, Core Masters, was actually revealed months ago to be Rock Hippo. The publisher may seem obscure…
Battle of the Gods – New game details revealed for Tencent’s MOBA
Announced a couple of months ago, gamers were quite surprised that the owner of Riot Games (League of Legends) is developing its own MOBA title. I am talking about Tencent Games of course, with its upcoming Chinese MOBA loosely translated…
Strife – Asiasoft announces strategic partnership with YY Inc. and S2 Games
Strife is entering Closed Beta globally later this year, and Asiasoft will be the game’s Southeast Asia operator. Just a note, Asiasoft will not be having its own servers, but rather channel players over to the global server where they…
League of Legends – Leader of SK Gaming reveals annual earnings
[Source] The 23 year-old leader of SK Gaming, Carlos “Ocelote” Rodriguez, recently revealed to a Spanish newspaper that he is earning around USD 1 million annually. This includes merchandising income, which is over 50% of the total amount. Who says…
Heroes of the Storm – Blizzard’s MOBA title gets a new name
Once known as Blizzard All-Stars, the new MOBA title from Blizzard Entertainment has been renamed as Heroes of the Storm ahead of its public reveal at BlizzCon 2013. The name was first rumored to be a possible World of Warcraft…
League of Legends: Supremacy – Co-founder denies possible launch
As posted a couple of hours ago, the Twitter account belonging to Riot Games’ co-founder, Marc Merrill, was hacked by someone named Jason (God). Using Marc’s account, this hacker began posting information about a League of Legends card game known…
League of Legends: Supremacy – Online card game apparently leaked
According to the online community, a hacker managed to access the Twitter account of Marc Merrill, co-founder of Riot Games. The hacker began posting images on a certain “League of Legends: Supremacy”, which was actually licensed some time back and…