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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RuneScape is a massive hit on Twitch
Time and again, we here at Massively OP have noted how RuneScape seems to be incredibly underestimated by the larger MMO community. For how...
Gigantic devs liken their graphics to candy and plastic toys
If you love to hate on brightly colored cartoony-stylized graphics of games like World of Warcraft, League of Legends, and even Wildstar, know that...
The Stream Team: Watch to win Hand of the Gods: SMITE Tactics founders packs!
Massively OP's MJ was disappointed to learn that the main gods no longer entered battle themselves in Hand of the Gods, so she's going...
The Stream Team: A Gigantic launch
Bye-bye beta! Gigantic is launching today, and Massively OP's MJ is heading back in to play a few matches. The shooter has a fun...
‘Strategic hero shooter’ Gigantic officially launches on PC and Xbox One
Make room in your gaming schedule because Perfect World's Gigantic is now out with a vengeance. The glowy MOBA PWE rescued after delays and multiple financial...
Grab a Hand of the Gods: SMITE Tactics Egyptian starter pack from Hi-Rez and MOP!
In celebration of the open beta launch of Hand of the Gods: SMITE Tactics, Hi-Rez Studios has granted Massively OP a bajillion keys for Egyptian Starter Packs for the...
Master X Master kicks off the ranked preseason
Listen, we need to have a talk about your MOBA dedication. You've been taking too much time off, seeing the sun too often, and...
Analyst Michael Pachter’s Overwatch League skepticism and other business tidbits
Everyone's favorite gaming industry analyst Michael Pachter announced that his firm Wedbush is "skeptical that the Overwatch League will achieve much success," noting that...
SMITE: Project Olympus, summer events, and Twi’lek Jedi
It's summer in SMITE, and that means Twi'leks with lightsabers! Wait. No. Yes? Yes. Freya's Ordo Aurora skin is live today, and it's not...
Multiple countries will boycott the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games over e-sports concerns
Back in April, we wrote about how the Olympic Council of Asia and Alisports of China was aiming to bring e-sports to the Asian...
The Stream Team: Heading back into SMITE Tactic’s Hand of the Gods
With Hands of the Gods opening beta up, more folks can jump in to see what is happening in the SMITE Tactics game. Massively...
Paragon introduces its new character, Zinx
The lack of humanoid cat-people in certain games is a failing that urgently needs to be addressed by developers, so it's a good thing...
Global Chat: Learning from Master X Master
We've certainly remarked several times on Massively OP how much like an MMO Master X Master is, even though it firmly checks the "MOBA"...
DreamHack Valencia: SMITE’s Project Olympus, Hand of the Gods’ open beta, Paladin’s Jenos
Hi-Rez took the floor of DreamHack Valencia in Spain today for announcements across its stable of games.
First, the renamed online TCG Hand of the...
Atlas Reactor adds a hula-hooping catgirl to its crazy roster
Hula-hoops and cats -- they go together like cats and anything else that cats aren't especially known to do. But somehow Atlas Reactor is...
Gigantic highlights the backstabbing fun of Tripp
Every game needs one character who slinks around in the shadows and stabs people in the back, and in Gigantic that character is Tripp....
Riot Games files a lawsuit against the developer of an alleged League of Legends clone
Once upon a time, a studio named Riot Games made a game called League of Legends, which was essentially a Warcraft III map given...
The MOP Up: SMITE sees a Divine Light (July 9, 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...
Atlas Reactor offers free loot for an appreciation weekend
Hey, you there! If you didn't already know it, Atlas Reactor appreciates your playing. As a reward for all of that appreciation, players can...
PSA: All Master X Master toons are playable this weekend, plus unlock Guild Wars 2’s Rytlock for free until tonight
During a recent Massively OP podcast, Justin and I expressed surprise that NCsoft wasn't doing more cross-promotion with the newly launched Master X Master...
