MOBAs are multiplayer online battle arenas, PvP-centric, non-persistent online games that share some but not all mechanics in common with traditional MMORPGs. We formerly categorized MOBAs as “Not So Massively” games. You may also be interested in our Multiplayer category for other multiplayer online games that aren’t fully massive. [Follow the MOBA tag’s RSS feed]
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Blizzard details HOTS’ reporting, silence penalty
Trolls got you down in Heroes of the Storm? Report 'em! Blizzard has published a blog post detailing its reporting options and as well...
SMITE is now available on Steam
Increasingly, there's no reason to not just run every conceivable game through Steam, aside from the fact that it's another program on top of...
Not So Massively: Grey Goo’s $75k tournament, Nexon’s LawBreakers
Valve announced that Dota 2's Reborn update will be released to the live servers in the next few weeks. Online RTS Grey Goo launched...
Hi-Rez Studios’ COO Todd Harris on Paladins, Tribes: Ascend, and e-sports
It was kind of a surprise when Tribes: Ascend fans were told this week to expect new stuff for the game after it sat...
ESPN is hiring an e-sports editor
Remember a year or so ago when ESPN CEO John Skipper created a minor stink in the nerdosphere by pooh-poohing e-sports and intimating that...
Heroes of the Storm to downsize ranked match party size
The size of parties queuing for Heroes of the Storm's ranked play will be downsized come the next patch, Blizzard has announced.
A short post on...
PAX Prime 2015: Don’t hate me because I don’t like Gigantic
If you've not heard of the game Gigantic, then I'm going to have to ask where you've been because Motiga's cross between a MOBA...
SMITE tweaks the old gods and the new
SMITE's latest patch is here, and it features a new god (Xing Tian), new skins, new voice packs, new emotes, new avatars, and new...
Russian site leaks 40 seconds of the Warcraft movie trailer
World of Warcraft fans continue to eagerly await the release of the Warcraft movie trailer in a couple of months. If they -- or...
Not So Massively: HOTS’ ranking woes, LoL’s server move problems
League of Legends finished setting up its new North American server in Chicago, reducing ping times for east coast players but dramatically increasing them...
Hi-Rez really is working on Tribes: Ascend again
Shelve your snark, Hi-Rez detractors: It looks as if Tribes: Ascend isn't dead after all.
Following rumors last week that suggested the studio might be turning...
PAX Prime 2015: Sword Coast Legends makes a great first impression
I like to think that it's not the hype getting to me when I talk about Sword Coast Legends. When I first saw the...
Not So Massively: Path of Exile’s crafting scandal; Sins of a Dark Age’s sunset
This week in Not So Massively games, League of Legends players revealed a reproducible exploit that causes skillshot projectiles to become invisible and may...
The MOP Up: Rick & Morty meet MOBAs
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we're deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
League of Legends denies Season 5 rewards to banned or restricted players
If you've been a bad boy or girl this year and still expect to reap rewards from League of Legends' Season 5, then you...
Why individual MMOs and MOBAs are their own market
There's an interesting think piece on Medium that tackles misconceptions when it comes to trying to pigeonhole players and games into categories. The crux...
League of Legends retunes juggernauts
League of Legends' juggernauts -- what Riot Games is calling its slow, powerful melee characters -- are being retuned with Patch 5.16.
The latest patch...
SMITE has officially launched on the Xbox One
Hi-Rez has officially launched SMITE on the Xbox One. The firm says via press release that its mythology MOBA is in fact the first...
Das Tal preps stress test boss battle
An upcoming public test for Das Tal promises to provide a bit of a surprise for players.
The team announced that it's preparing a new...
Not So Massively: Star Citizen demos live gameplay; Dota 2 team kicks member after $6m win
Last week, Star Citizen released impressive Gamescom 2015 demo videos showing live gameplay footage of players walking around a space port and a mission...
