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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Realm Royale and Divine Knockout officially sunset, SMITE 2 adds Achilles to the roster
The end of last year spelled the official death knell for Realm Royale Reforged and Divine Knockout as Hi-Rez Studios confirmed both games would...
Post-layoffs, SMITE 2 adds Rama and the Wandering Market battle pass system in latest update
SMITE 2's open beta rumbles forth in the shadow of another round of layoffs as this week brings a new patch with a roster...
‘We’re not giving up on SMITE 2’ says executive producer after Hi-Rez layoffs
The most recent round of layoffs at Hi-Rez Studios destabilized not only the current team but also fan faith in its product line. Of...
Vague Patch Notes: How long do online games truly get to live?
I'm going to start this article by asking a question I don't actually want an answer to: How long has Minecraft been popular?
Objectively there...
SMITE studio Hi-Rez is going through its second round of layoffs in four months
Bad news for fans of Hi-Rez's remaining multiplayer games: The company is apparently undergoing another round of layoffs. We say "another" because Hi-Rez just did...
SMITE 1 will sunset on the Nintendo Switch May 1 over apparent quality issues
If you were a fan of the original SMITE on the Nintendo Switch, we have some unfortunate news for you. Hi-Rez's Titan Forge has...
Sunsetted MOBA Heroes of Newerth is coming back for a revamp and re-release
Back in 2022 we reported on the unfortunate sunset of Heroes of Newerth, a free-to-play MOBA that had been running for 12 years (although...
Vaultbreakers – fka Project F4E – is an upcoming co-op extraction OARPG that isn’t a shooter
Anybody out there remember BetaDwarf's upcoming MMO Project F4E? You'd be forgiven if you didn't. It was first announced in 2021 as Project Haven,...
Dark and Darker Mobile will include US players in its soft launch next week
Dark and Darker is indeed headed to mobile soft launch next week - and not just in Canada as planned, as US players will...
SMITE 2 details a rotating battle pass feature, commits to one new god a week until ‘at least’ August
Hi-Rez substudio Titan Forge Games elected to use its recent SMITE 2 esports event as a stage to make a couple of major reveals...
Diablo IV gets super witchy with next week’s Season of Witchcraft
The next big era for Diablo IV is right around the corner, as the Season of Witchcraft kicks off on January 21st with a...
Riot Games, still closed in LA thanks to the wildfires, opens aid fundraisers in Valorant and League of Legends
Last week, we covered the devastation happening in Southern California, where half a dozen wildfires were ripping through Los Angeles neighborhoods from working class...
Rob Pardo’s Bonfire Studios announces Arkheron, a new PvP game he says defies easy description
Way back in 2016, when MassivelyOP was still young and innocent, former World of Warcraft lead designer Rob Pardo announced a new development studio...
New details emerge for Bungie’s in-development ‘lo-fi cozy’ MOBA Project Gummy Bears
With all of the upheaval that affected Bungie in 2024, it's pretty easy to have forgotten that one of the studio's multiple incubation projects...
SMITE 2 introduces Aladdin and opens up its beta as a free-to-play product
Hi-Rez tossed out a fresh batch of confusion when it announced that its new MOBA SMITE 2 is going free-to-play today. However, this is...
Heroes of the Storm’s next patch brings back Brawls – permanently – after nearly five years
As has now become almost a regular habit, another patch has gone up the test realm for Heroes of the Storm, Blizzard's ostensibly maintenance-moded...
First Impressions: Corepunk offers equal parts charm and tedium
Corepunk's a game I've had on my radar for many years. It's suffered through many delays as its then-Ukrainian-based developers faced a level of...
Riot Games tries to rebuff report that Arcane TV series was a ‘financial miss’ for League of Legends
It's pretty easy to assume that animated shows are trying to sell toys and games to people; that's been a thing for a very...
Blizzard’s 2024 infographic is light on useful info, but gamers did play 8.34B hours in Blizz games this year
Blizzard president Johanna Faries penned a dev blog to the Blizzard community last night, with kind words for players and developers alongside one of...
Working As Intended: The hits and misses of our 2024 MMO predictions
Later this week, we're going to be offering up our traditional predictions for the MMO genre in 2025, but before we do that, we...
