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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Overprime is Netmarble’s third-person shooter MOBA that uses assets from the sunsetted Paragon
Before we dig into the meat of that headline, allow us to provide a little bit of history: Paragon, Epic Games' attempt at creating...
Valve abruptly cancels Dota 2 esports tourney over COVID, ticking off teams
There's some bad news coming out of the Dota 2 esports scene, as Valve has made the snap decision to cancel its February Pro...
Warhammer Return of Reckoning plans new scenarios, new quests, and Necropolis of Zandr public tests
The Warhammer Online rogue server Return of Reckoning has lots of big plans in 2022. Fresh announcements from the operators of the emulator outline...
Hi-Rez Showcase 2022: SMITE’s Shiva, Rogue Company’s Glimpse, Paladins’ VII
The annual Hi-Rez Showcase got underway yesterday, with a slew of previews for all of the company's games. Here's a quick look at what...
Rumor: Hi-Rez is working on a new blockchain-based game from the SMITE IP called Cluckers
Yes, it's another story about blockchain in gaming, and this time the focus is on Hi-Rez studios and the SMITE IP, though this one...
Riot Games will settle sexual discrimination lawsuit for $100M and then some
We’ve been poking at the dumpster fire inside League of Legends company Riot Games ever since 2018, when Kotaku’s expose of workplace conditions was...
Riot’s Runeterra MMO exec confirms the game will have PvP of some sort
Being a Riot Games-built MMORPG set in the world of League of Legends, it's natural that fans of the IP will want to know...
The MOP Up: Fiesta Online adds new servers
Anime MMO Fiesta Online's heart grew two sizes bigger this past week thanks to the addition of a pair of servers -- one for...
Massively Overthinking: Our MMO predictions for 2022
OK folks, it's that time of the year again: the time when we cast our eyes ahead and try to pinpoint what's going to...
The Game Archaeologist: Hero101, the lost KingsIsle superhero MMO
You do get the sense that KingsIsle once had very grand plans for what is called its "101 Universe." After Wizard101 came out to...
Pokemon Unite delivers a big holiday update – including free pokemon
Remember how Pokemon Unite had a fairly big survey about game changes earlier this year? No, not the pay-to-win one that resulted in actual changes, the...
Massively Uplifting: Thanks and giving with SMITE’s Finchmas, ARK’s Extra Life, WOW’s Classic Against Cancer, and USO’s Play it Forward
Thanks to a certain national holiday, November is a month when many in the USA focus on giving thanks. And all around the gaming-verse,...
The MOP Up: Ultima Online plays Santa and hands out gifts
Ultima Online is really into gift giving this season, so head in and get yours before they're all gobbled up: "We wish to offer...
Gamigo just abruptly sunsetted its brand-new MOBA Skydome
If you're currently wondering what Skydome is, well, that was part of the problem. Skydome was a multiplayer 4v4 MOBA hybrid from Brazil's Kinship...
The MOP Up: Halo Infinite throws out an update while grappling with rampant cheating
After surprising fans by debuting this month, Halo Infinite's multiplayer mode got an update this past week that introduced a small battle pass, cosmetics,...
SMITE is launching new duo lane guardian, Atlas, in December
SMITE is getting another new god just in time for Christmas: Atlas. Atlas is the Titan from Greek mythology who was sentenced to holding...
Riot Games confirms season two of Arcane is in production, offers an update on Runeterra fighting game Project L
Over the past weekend, Riot Games' highly lauded League of Legends animated series Arcane debuted its final three episodes of the first season, which...
Gamigo investor report promises a ‘great update’ for RIFT in Q1, Atlas Rogues is abandoned
It's a bit of good news and unsurprising bad news out of the third quarter investor report from MGI, the company that runs Gamigo....
SMITE, PUBG Mobile, and Fortnite kick off ridiculous and fun transmedia synergy events
We live in a video gaming world where SMITE characters wear Transformers as skins, Naruto ninjas decided to battle it out in Fortnite, and...
Riot Games celebrates Arcane series success with in-game goodies, premieres, and tournaments
Is it really a crossover if you're crossing over with yourself? Riot Games is not going to think too hard on that question as...
