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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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Perfect Ten: Myths about balance in MMOs

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For some MMO players, "balance" is a dirty word. And I'm not going to lie, I can hardly blame them. If you're not a...

The MOP Up: Aion Classic finally gets its delicious revenge

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Aion Classic unleashed Update 2.4: Stormwing's Revenge on its servers this past week: "Get ready to battle Stormwing and defeat Yamennes to loot heroic...

The MOP Up: It’s the great Albion, Charlie Brown!

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Albion Online is getting into the spirit of Halloween with its Harvest Challenge: "Fall has come to the world of Albion... the shadows are...
So long, guy. You looked good.

Motiga’s MOBA Gigantic has been resurrected… for 33 hours starting this afternoon

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So here's a nice surprise for a Thursday morning: If you missed the old Motiga MOBA-shooter Gigantic, you can play it again - briefly. MMO...

The MOP Up: Soulframe releases a soundtrack tidbit

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Soulframe fans starved to hear something -- anything -- about Digital Extremes' upcoming fantasy RPG were thrown an audio morsel this week in the...

The MOP Up: World of Warcraft’s mighty banhammer strikes once more

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World of Warcraft announced that it banned 145,566 accounts in August, saying, "All of these actions were for cheating or exploitation, which primarily result...

PvPvE Project F4E dates its next playtest for October 5

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The testing continues on for Project F4E, the co-op PvE-focused MOBA PvPvE title being developed by BetaDwarf Studios that we've been keeping track of...

NCsoft’s mythological battle royale, Battle Crush, is launching next spring with CBT signups open now

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You wouldn't normally look to Nintendo Direct for news on NCsoft multiplayer titles, but 2023 is still pumping out surprises. Today, NCsoft announced that...

The MOP Up: Palia releases its super-chill soundtrack

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Feast your ear-tongues on these sound-pops: Palia's completely chill score is now available as a full 24-track album that you can listen to on...

Evercore Heroes shutters North American server after cutting team and entering maintenance mode

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The shakeups surrounding fusion MMO/MOBA Evercore Heroes continues -- and not for the better. This title went into a paid closed beta this past...

MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: TrinityS, Once Human, Wild Country, Second Wave, Cyborg Immortal

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Welcome back to another quick trip through news and announcement for some MMOs and other multiplayer titles you've probably never heard of! TrinityS - This...

Evercore Heroes ends updates August 24, ‘significantly’ shrinks its dev team, and focuses on redesign

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This past June saw Evercore Heroes, a self-described competitive PvE fusion of MMO and MOBA, enter into closed beta, and though it made an...
Less than inspirational!

The MOP Up: EVE Online’s Fanfest has officially sold out

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Well, that's it: EVE Online's Fanfest is officially sold out this year, so if you were hoping to snag a ticket at this late...

Hi-Rez Studio president adjusts a contract rider for voice actors after being called out for potential AI use

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If you've been on gaming Twitter anytime recently, you might have seen a thread started by voice actor Henry Schrader that was calling attention...
In an unbroken line.

Vague Patch Notes: The shell game of MMO subscriber numbers and player counts

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Here is a very reasonable question: How many subscribers does Star Wars: The Old Republic have? Not how many players, but how many subscribers....

Warframe’s Digital Extremes joins other studios in raising funds for Hawaii wildfire relief

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With the death toll from last week's devastating wildfires in Maui climbing well over a hundred people lost, and with an entire town displaced,...

Riot Games exec says MMO is still in early phases, but the studio is ‘committed to the genre’

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A conversation between a Chinese streamer and a Riot Games executive indicated that we're still in for quite the wait to see Riot's unnamed...

SMITE runs charity sale to aid Maui wildfire relief efforts

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Readers may have learned about a series of devastating wildfires that have caused havoc on the Hawaiian island of Maui earlier this week, with...

The MOP Up: AdventureQuest 3D players spend five billion gold… in a weekend

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A recent gold boost event led to a record-breaking level of transactions in AdventureQuest 3D as players splurged on augments. "This was a new record...
WHY

Design Mockument: What would a Transformers MMORPG even look like?

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Everyone who has read my work here for a while knows that a Transformers MMORPG is a longstanding element of my pie-in-the-sky wishlist. This...

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