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: Black Desert shows pet love (August 20, 2017)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Massively Overthinking: Alone together vs. forced grouping in MMORPGs
I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume that everyone has at some point seen the xkcd called Isolation, but if not, there...
Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds whupped League of Legends on Twitch last week
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds may have one of the worst video game names in history, but it set a new record on Twitch last week.
Gameloco founder...
Gigantic’s Corruption patch rolls out new champ Oru and ‘creature gestation’ mechanic
Gigantic is live with a new update today. Dubbed Corruption, the patch is being touted by PWE and Motiga as the game's "first major...
The PAX West City of Heroes and Ashes of Creation panels are a go
A few weeks back, we reported on the City of Heroes-themed panel coming to PAX West in Seattle at the beginning of September. With the...
League of Legends skin based on soccer player Edgar Davids is going to cost Riot money
See the charming dark-skinned gent in the header image? That's the Striker Lucian skin in League of Legends. It also strongly resembles the kit,...
A Dota 2 pro was beaten by Elon Musk’s OpenAI bot during this year’s International
Dota 2's The International 7 tournament is over, having concluded this weekend by crowning EU group Team Liquid -- which arrived to the finals...
The MOP Up: Portal Knights splits up the party (August 13, 2017)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Guild Chat: What to do if drug use impacts your MMO guild
Welcome along to Guild Chat, the column through which we all band together to help someone get on top of his or her guild-related...
Massively Overthinking: Is the popularity of small-scale co-op games hurting MMORPGs?
Gamasutra has an unusual piece from an Ubisoft developer this week arguing that co-op gameplay is the industry's rising midcore trend, one that he...
Signups begin for Hand of the Gods: SMITE Tactics’ Xbox One and PS4 alpha
Hi-Rez has just announced that its SMITE-spinoff online card battler Hand of the Gods: SMITE Tactics is launching on both Xbox One and PlayStation...
WoW’s Garrosh Hellscream joins Heroes of the Storm
Orc faithful, one of your own has descended upon Heroes of the Storm: Garrosh Hellscream. Rawr. Everybody else, you can just have fun killing...
Gigantic challenges its community to deal 2.1 billion damage to Guardians in a week
When trying to cause players to behave a certain way, designers have a variety of tools available. You have to carefully balance game mechanics...
The MOP Up: SMITE’s bad news bears (August 6, 2017)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
SuperData’s mid-2017 report reflects a wildly expanding gaming industry
Gaming analysis firm SuperData is touting a new report for marketers today, shedding some light on the shape of the industry so far in...
Gigantic’s HK-206 packs serious firepower
Sometimes you don't need to look sexy or sleek when all you want to do is pound your enemies into the dirt and win...
Australia will play host to awful League of Legends e-sports reality show
Tear your eyes away from the wackadoodle reality show we're all living in right now: Riot Games has apparently sanctified a reality show for...
Tencent buys into Frontier, recruits Batman to give its MOBA western appeal
Two MMO forces are now bound together in will and purpose -- or at least in stocks and finances.
Tencent, the world's biggest games publisher...
Grab a Gigantic Airship Supplies skin & booster key from PWE and MOP!
In celebration of Gigantic's formal launch last week, PWE and Motiga have granted Massively OP a stack of keys for goodies, and you're going to want one.
They...
The Soapbox: Getting to the heart of toxicity in MMOs
So we've gotten another post from a developer saying that they're going to really 100% be better about rooting out toxic players from their...
