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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Fight or Kite: Battle Crush is a snack-sized take on the mythological battle royale scene
Imagine taking a bit of the theme from SMITE (really the only good part about SMITE in my estimation), the common battle royale grab-and-go...
SMITE 2 readies its third alpha weekend for June 27 with three more characters in tow
Third time's the charm, or at least the next in a series of steps for SMITE 2, as the MOBA has tied down some...
The MOP Up: Among Us adds three new playable roles
Highly sus game Among Us added three new roles with its latest update: Tracker (keep tabs on Crewmates via the minimap), Noisemaker (make noise...
Anime hero shooter Second Wave and its developer shut down after a disastrous dev cycle
Over the course of last year, we had been reporting on Second Wave, an anime-styled hero shooter MOBA from developer Challengers Games that looked...
Gigantic launches free trial on Epic Games Store as ranked competitive mode comes to PC
Gigantic continues to do things nobody expected in 2024: First, Abstraction Games brought it back from the dead years after PWE sunsetted it. Second,...
SMITE 1 reworks dozens of items in mid-season update, SMITE 2 showcases updates to Hecate
It's a tale of two SMITE titles in this news story, as Hi-Rez Studios has put forth information and updates for both the original...
The Stream Team: How is Gigantic’s Rampage Edition doing?
It's been some time since the shooter MOBA Gigantic returned to us in the form of the Rampage Edition, which means it's high time...
Corepunk rallies for another alpha test attempt in July following its borked spring alpha
It's safe to say that Corepunk's alpha test earlier this month delivered a mixed bag of results. While the test showed high interest and...
Seekers of Skyveil moves towards adding new characters, announces Steam playtest June 6 and 7
Seekers of Skyveil, the PvPvE extraction MOBA from Elodie Games, is once again on our radar, as the studio's latest development blog is talking...
First Impressions: Corepunk’s MOBA-esque closed alpha was fun – with lots of room to grow
I've got a pretty good poker face, especially when nobody can see my face. So I've been pretty subtle about my excitement for Corepunk...
SMITE 2 enters into a second alpha weekend with two more gods and gameplay updates
Did you miss the last time SMITE 2 held a weekend alpha test? Fret not because there's a second alpha test happening right now,...
The Daily Grind: What’s the worst whaling in a multiplayer game you’ve seen in the last year?
This week, mainstream MOBA gamers flipped alllll the tables over Riot Games' gambit to sell a $450 League of Legends cosmetics bundle themed around...
The MOP Up: Dungeon & Fighter Mobile’s Chinese launch crashes from high demand
Dungeon & Fighter is one of those odd franchises that nobody seems to notice in the west but is incredibly, obscenely, immensely popular in...
Full-loot PvP MMO Abyss finally rolls into early access after several delays
It's been a slightly bumpy road between initial announcement and early access release -- including a flirtation with NFTs and several delays -- but...
Gigantic patches out crashes and bugs, promises ranked mode’s release soon
Ever since Gigantic made its bumpy return, developer Abstraction has been attempting to provide the TLC our PvP columnist Sam feels it seriously needs....
League of Legends asserts that its new anti-cheat tech isn’t bricking player PCs
Earlier this week saw patch 14.9 roll out to League of Legends, which included the release of Vanguard, Riot's bespoke kernel-level anti-cheat program. Unfortunately,...
‘Evergreen titles and robust content pipelines reign supreme,’ says games industry firm Newzoo
We conveniently had a community discussion on the meaning of old-school when it comes to MMOs earlier this week, so consider that required reading...
SMITE 2’s first alpha event kicks off today through this weekend
If you've been itching to try out SMITE's sequel, your time has come... assuming you got into the alpha or bought a founder pack,...
WoW Factor: Exit BlizzCon, for good this time?
Back in 2021, we learned that there was not going to be a BlizzCon 2022. This did not surprise me, and I penned a...
The MOP Up: FFXIV recaps its PAX East appearance
In case you missed it in person, you can catch up with all of Final Fantasy XIV's PAX East 2024 developments in a recap...
