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Dota is a series of strategy video games.The series began in 2003 with the release of Defense of the Ancients (DotA), a fan-developed multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) custom map for the video game Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and its expansion, The Frozen Throne.
Critical reception to DotA was positive, and it has been called one of the most popular mods of any game. DotA is largely attributed as being the most significant inspiration for the MOBA genre. American video game developer Valve acquired the intellectual property rights to DotA in 2009 to develop a franchise, beginning with Dota 2 in 2013.
As of 2012, free-to-play MOBAs, such as League of Legends, Dota 2, Heroes of the Storm, and Smite were among the most popular PC games. [ 101 ] [ 102 ] The success in the genre has helped convince many video game publishers to copy the free-to-play MOBA model.
League of Legends (LoL), commonly referred to as League, is a 2009 multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games.Inspired by Defense of the Ancients, a custom map for Warcraft III, Riot's founders sought to develop a stand-alone game in the same genre.
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Dota 2 is a 2013 multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game by Valve.The game is a sequel to Defense of the Ancients (DotA), a community-created mod for Blizzard Entertainment's Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 February 2025. Multiplayer online battle arena video game 2020 video game League of Legends: Wild Rift Developer(s) Riot Games Publisher(s) Riot Games Director(s) Andrei "Meddler" van Roon Composer(s) Brendon Williams Series League of Legends Engine Unity Platform(s) Android, iOS, iPadOS Release ...
Mineski was established as a DOTA esports team on February 14, 2004, by Filipino gamer Ronald Robins and his teammates in Manila, Philippines. [1] [2] The team competed in various domestic and international competitions including the World Cyber Games.