Look out, League of Legends and Dota 2. Well, maybe we shouldn’t go that far. Still, a MOBA milestone might be incoming.
Vainglory, a mobile take on the multiplayer online battle arena genre, is getting an official release on July 2. It’ll be on the Apple App and Google Play store. A beta version of the game has been available since last November.
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Vainglory is developed by Super Evil Megacorp, a company with employees that have previous experience at notable developers like Blizzard, Riot Games, and Rockstar.