Not So Massively: Closed beta for HOTS; tourneys for Hearthstone and LoL

-text c-gray-1″ >Welcome back to No So Massively, where every Monday we round up the highlights from the past week in the world of MOBAs, roguelikes, MMOTCGs, and other games that aren’t quite MMOs.

Heroes of the Storm is now in closed beta. Blizz also previewed the Sky Temple map.

Blizzard announced the 2015 Hearthstone World Championship.

Riot announced League of Legends’ mid-season invitational for May, pushed patch 5.1 live, and revealed Nemesis Draft, a new featured game mode. The game will also be celebrating Aussie players on Oceania servers later this month.

Elite: Dangerous mapped out the beta schedule for its inbound updates and teased future expansions.

Path of Exile completed PvP season one with its invitational tournament this weekend.

Marvel Heroes pubbed its level 52 Hulk review.

Diablo III patched 2.1.2 and ended season one.

Borderlands Online revealed its four classes.

World of Tanks introduced personal missions.

MOBA Nosgoth’s open beta is set to begin on January 21st.

MMORTS Elvenar explained how to upgrade buildings.

Square Enix publishe a dev blog for MOBA Lord of Vermilion.

Infestation: Survivor Stories EP Sergey Titov admitted that the post-apoc game’s original name, The War Z, was a «terrible step sister choice.»

King of Wushu released videos for three new playable characters.

Massively’s Jukebox Heroes column reviewed Destiny’s soundtrack. The game will launch the hardmode version of Crota’s End this week.

Dota 2 now boasts over 10 million players.

Netmarble and Visual Toys announced they’ll launch MOBA Pirates: Treasure Hunter next month.

Former pro League of Legends team Vulcan leaped into fantasy e-sports.

MOBA Summoner’s Legion opens its first official server this coming Wednesday.

Way, way too many devs think MOBAs are smart and sustainable for it to actually remain true. Ahem.

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