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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Junkrat is exploding into Heroes of the Storm
The parade of Overwatch characters porting straight over to Heroes of the Storm continues with the latest addition to the game, Junkrat. How does...
Here’s the in-game swag you’re getting with a BlizzCon virtual ticket (including WoW mounts!)
How many of you buy the BlizzCon virtual ticket as much for the in-game swag as for the actual streams? Even if not, you're...
Riot employee fired over toxic chat comments says he deserved it
Last week, news that Riot Games Lead Experience Designer Aaron "RiotSanjuro" Rutledge had insulted a banned League of Legends streamer in a public chat...
Leaderboard: Are you one of the 2M people playing PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds today?
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds just keeps on growing globally: It's completely outstripped every other game on Steam in terms of concurrency, having now set a new...
SMITE 4.1.9 Departure to the Afterlife brings back the Halloween arena and new skins
Halloween is taking over SMITE this month -- and every other MMO and MOBA, of course, but that's OK because it's the best holiday...
The BlizzCon schedule is out, and it sure has some World of Warcraft panels
Again, we caution our readers, as we did yesterday, that there is not any official announcement of an announcement regarding the next World of...
League of Legends dev who insulted streamer is no longer with Riot Games
Two days ago, we reported that a League of Legends developer had landed himself in hot water after he went grossly overboard in insulting...
Square-Enix launches its new mobile MOBA Flame vs. Blaze
Some game titles don't make a whole lot of sense to us. The new MOBA from Square-Enix, Flame vs. Blaze, is one such title....
Rumor: Blizzard is buffing Battlenet with chat channels, offline mode
The dataminers at MMO-Champion may have just figured out one of the big reveals Blizzard has cooking for BlizzCon next month. It revolves around...
Farewell to My.com MOBA Cloud Pirates, which sunsetted over the weekend
If you blinked, you missed it: Cloud Pirates shut down over the weekend.
My.com announced that it was giving up on its Allods-themed Cloud Pirates...
Wisdom of Nym: The last batch of revelations for Final Fantasy XIV 4.1
Well, time to get my running shoes on, Final Fantasy XIV's next patch is coming out on October 10th and I'm aiming for a...
Riot apologizes for League of Legends dev who joked about streamer’s hypothetical death
Over the weekend, a Riot Games developer made a Terrible Mistake: Lead Experience Designer Aaron "RiotSanjuro" Rutledge insulted a banned streamer in League of Legends' public...
Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood launches 4.1 The Legend Returns in October
Did you think that the final boss of Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood was difficult? You'll probably be singing a different tune when you face...
Blizzard releases a proper Battle.net mobile app for Android and iOS
What is going on with Battle.net these days -- if it is still being called that this week, that is? (It is.) It turns...
SuperData August 2017 revenue report: PUBG bumps WoW, disrupting PC market
SuperData's August 2017 global revenue report confirms what anybody even casually watching PUBG already knows: The upstart game that's kicking butt on Steam is...
SMITE’s Journey to Asgard, Hand of the Gods’ Hindu Pantheon, and The Caster reality show
It's patch day in SMITE, as I remembered this morning when my husband logged in and saw the new "Belly Ache Ymir" skin. Our...
The MOP Up: Monster Hunter World’s Tokyo reveals (September 24, 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...
Permateam aims to reduce toxicity by avoiding random grouping in games like Overwatch and League of Legends
Players feeling the frustration and sting of random grouping in Overwatch and other e-sports games might have a new ally in the form of...
Gigantic outlines new penalties for players who leave mid-match
It's a great feeling when a Gigantic match starts up, and then some of the other players just leave without warning in the middle....
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds breaks Steam’s concurrent user record
If you've spent the past few years playing games based on the title with the highest concurrent user count on Steam... well, you have...
