Tag Archives: Heroes of the Storm

Blizzard is removing the choice to spend real money on loot boxes in Heroes of the Storm

Blizzard has removed the option to buy lucky dip loot boxes with real money from Heroes of the Storm. MOBA Heroes of the Storm currently offers various ways for players to purchase boosts, bundles and Heroes, including three different types of in-game currency: Gold, Gems, and Shards. While all are …

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South Korea wins three world championship titles in 24 hours

Teams from South Korea were over the weekend crowned the world champions in three top esports. As previously reported, firstly Samsung Galaxy (SSG) claimed the League of Legends Worlds tournament after defeating fellow South Korean outfit SK Telecom T1 (SKT) 3-0. SSG had to come through a tough bracket to …

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Why don’t esports organisations care about Heroes of the Storm?

Heroes of the Storm’s esports league keeps rolling, but organisations still aren’t interested. What’s going on with Heroes of the Storm’s esports scene?  BlizzCon 2014 saw the first iteration of Heroes of the Storm esports on stage. At that time Heroes of the Storm was still in technical alpha and …

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Blizzard announce Nexus Games Europe, an international tournament for non-HGC players that pits national teams against each other

Blizzard has announced a new Heroes of the Storm tournament, the Nexus Games Europe, a competition that will see top players from outside of the HGC fighting for triumph while competing in national European teams. The tournament will kick off on November 14, just ten days after Blizzcon wraps up …

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GAMESCOM 2017: HOTS director Dabiri says to expect more ‘Heroes of the Storm 2.0’ level events in the future

In an interview at Gamescom, Heroes of the Storm’s game director Alan Dabiri has said that Heroes of the Storm’s is currently going ‘fantastically’ and that after the 2.0 release earlier this year had ‘an explosion of activity’, you should expect to see “A few more of those Heroes 2.0 …

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Heroes of the Storm player Joshua ‘Vicarrak’ Lloyd removed from Dark Sided without notice

Joshua ‘Vicarrak’ Lloyd, a flex player for Australian esports outfit Dark Sided, was removed by the organisations Heroes of the Storm team without warning, according to Tweets from Lloyd. Lloyd joined the team on the 8th June 2017, along with the rest of the roster, before Dark Sided earnt a …

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Mike ‘Glaurung’ Fisk is the North American shotcaller with the Heroes of the Storm world at his feet

Mike ‘Glaurung’ Fisk is someone to keep an eye on. The 20 year old is well regarded as one of NA’s best shotcallers, and in his role as a flex player for NA team Roll20, is playing for one of the region’s best teams, too. We spoke to Fisk directly after …

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