[Source] S2 Games, developer of Strife (which went Open Beta recently), anounced a recent reduction in manpower. Insisting it is not due to Strife’s performance or the game “dying”, S2 mentioned the Heroes of Newerth launch team had less than 20 people,…
Project Pentakill – Smilegate suspends MOBA with Marvel heroes
According to reports from South Korea, developer Smilegate has suspended development for Project Pentakill (Project PK), a MOBA featuring Marvel characters which was first announced back in November 2012. Nothing concrete of the game was shown thus far except concept art.…
Chaos Heroes Online – Interview with publisher Aeria Games on new MOBA
[Game website] If you did not know, Aeria Games is preparing a new game, Chaos Heroes Online, for the Western market. A competitive MOBA title developed in South Korea by Neoact, some questions asked were too early for an answer since…
Gigantic – New game trailer from PAX Prime with developer comments
[Alpha signup] While some gamers are lamenting about Gigantic being “another MOBA”, a new gameplay video from PAX Prime 2014 will no doubt change their views. While there is still the familiar 5 vs 5 PvP combat, objectives will be…
Strife – 2nd generation MOBA enters Open Beta phase in Southeast Asia
[Game website] Published by Asiasoft, Strife has entered Open Beta in Southeast Asia starting 29 August 2014, 1300hrs (GMT +8). Developed by S2 Games (Heroes of Newerth), the game is also now in Open Beta globally. Players can now register and…
King of Wushu – New screenshots and plans for global server
Announced during ChinaJoy and developed using CryEngine, Snail Games is aiming to allow players from different countries, using different language versions and platforms to connect in a single global server for King of Wushu. The game is currently announced for…
SMITE – Community initiative begins to increase tournament prize pool
[Game website] Developer of SMITE, Hi-Rez Studios, just revealed a new crowd pool initiative to increase the bounty for its upcoming World Championship tournament. Known as The Odyssey, a new item will be sold each week, with each sale contributing…
Arena of Fate – New trailer briefly describes basic game mechanics
[Game website] While Crytek is in the midst of financial re-structuring, development goes on for its upcoming Free-to-Play titles, including Arena of Fate. As gone through previously, each match is capped at 20 minutes, with either a clean win (base…
Chaos Heroes Online – New MOBA reveals first batch of playable heroes
As some of you might have known, Aeria Games is publishing a new MOBA, Chaos Heroes Online. A few years back, the publisher did try a China-developed MOBA game, but it did not officially launch. Made by Korea studio Neoact, the team…
Gigantic – MOBA developer receives gigantic overseas investment
[Game website] Having announced its first online Free-to-Play MOBA title, Gigantic, it was revealed that indie studio Motiga received 20 million USD in funding as well. Motiga was apparently a mobile games studio initially, and the latest funding comes from…
King of Wushu – More game details for upcoming Age of Wushu MOBA
While technically not a MOBA based on Age of Wushu, the setting is in the same wuxia world and also developed by Snail Game. Announced some weeks back, the mysterious 3D MOBA title has garnered attention from players all over…
Gigantic – New free-to-play title inspired by the MOBA genre
[Game website] Originally a mobile games studio, Motiga emerged from its 2-year silence and announced Gigantic, a free-to-play online game inspired by MOBA design. Motiga was co-founded by Chris Chung, former CEO of NCsoft West, with funds from Asian giants NetEase and SmileGate.…
Smite – World Championship coming January 2015 with $600,000 prize pool
[Game website] After a successful run since the Open Beta phase over a year ago, developer Hi-Rez Studios announced the first Smite World Championship. Coming this January with a base 600,000 USD prize pool, teams from North America, Asia, Europe and South America will…
Age of Storm – MOBA title shutting down after less than 12 months
Published by Neowiz Games (Pmang) and developed by Dragonfly (Special Force 2), it was announced earlier today that Kingdom Under Fire: Age of Storm will be shutting down later this month with no exact reason, less than a year after…