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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The MOP Up: Project Torque revs back up for another race
Car racing MMOs have endured bumpy runs in the genre, including the late Project Torque (also called Level R and HEAT Online). Torque ran...
One Shots: Larger than life
If there is one thing that MMORPGs are able to do regularly and impressively, it is to give us a sense of massive scale....
PixARK has officially left early access and launched on PC and console, including the Switch
Is it weird to launch a game on a Friday? Maybe so, but that's just how PixARK rolls: Snail Games is launching the ARK-inspired...
Riot is launching a premium esports viewing option for League of Legends
Do you wish to be counted among the elite of esports viewership? Do you desire the prestige of delicately consuming caviar-flavored Doritos and drinking...
Tencent is apparently giving up on the Western port of Honour of Kings, Arena of Valor
Here's a fun bit of statistical data for you on this Tuesday: Honour of Kings is literally the most successful mobile game in the entire...
Not So Massively: StarCraft II co-op is one of online gaming’s greatest hidden gems
Between the disappointment of the current World of Warcraft expansion, the abandonment of Diablo III, and other... unpleasantness, I find my lifelong fandom of...
League of Legends is destined for mobile, Reuters reports
Remember all the thinkpieces years back about the rise of the MOBA? The industry's been through several bubbles since then, between survival sandboxes and...
Newly announced MMO Eternal Magic has something ‘for the girls’
Game developer Duoyi and distributor 101XP announced today that they're developing a free-to-play MMORPG that sounds far too good to be true. Eternal Magic,...
SuperData April 2019: WoW and Apex Legends depart the revenue rankings, Hearthstone re-enters
Oh hey there Superdata, is it time for another run-down of who's screwing up in the games industry this month and who's making money...
Dota 2 paywalls its Avoid Player feature by including it with its Battle Pass
The nature of the beast in team-based competitive games is this awful notion that frustration with how a match plays out gives one carte...
Riot Games isn’t budging on labor dispute even after employee walkout
As we've previously covered, employees of the League of Legends studio Riot Games walked out last week in protest over the company's labor and...
Riot takes action against League of Legends esports team Echo Fox over allegations of racist abuse
League of Legends esports team Echo Fox is in hot water with Riot following allegations of racist abuse by one of the team's major...
Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s War Eternal
After playing through Guild Wars 2's new Living World episode, War Eternal, which is live today, I am still speechless. This is, in my...
The MOP Up: Star Trek Online delves into the mysteries of Yard 39
Star Trek Online is all about the Discovery these days, and in a new lore blog, the team gives some backstory to the mysterious...
Jupiter and a new game mode beckon Warframe’s Tenno
The largest gas giant outside of a YouTube comments section, Jupiter has always been the source of deep fascination. Soon, it will also be...
Riot Games developers did indeed walk out in protest last night over the ongoing labor and lawsuit fiasco
On Friday, we reported that Riot Games' latest efforts to stave off a walkout at the popular League of Legends company were likely to...
World of Warcraft’s Anduin Wrynn brings his pretty face to Heroes of the Storm
Of all the fictional authority figures in the World of Warcraft universe, King Anduin Wrynn is easily one of the prettiest. At least in...
ReWorld divides into two games, shows off in-development biomes
It's time to check back in with ReWorld Online, the customizable MMORPG that players such as yourself will be able to fashion into a...
Riot says it will allow arbitration opt-outs, eventually, but it probably won’t stave off the walkout
The continuing fiasco that is League of Legends' Riot Games continues today, though today's update is a good sign for workers at least. As...
Horus and Set bring their divine duel to SMITE in the latest update
An ancient feud of divine proportions spills over to the battlegrounds of SMITE today as its latest update introduces two new Egyptian deities, Horus...
