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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Battle Bards Episode 100: Centennial spectacular!
After four years and over 700 MMORPG music tracks, the Battle Bards have arrived at their 100th show! For this centennial spectacular, Syl, Steff,...
E3 2017: SMITE and Paladins are coming to the Xbox One X on day one
Hi-Rez has just announced this morning that both its MOBA SMITE and its MOBA Paladins will launch for the Xbox One X on November...
Aliens from 1984 swarm into Elite Dangerous with Horizons 2.4
For a good long while, it seemed as though Elite Dangerous players were all alone in their gigantic galaxy playground. Then came the discovery of...
The MOP Up: EVE Valkyrie lowers its price point (June 11, 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...
Siltbreaker, the first chunk of Dota 2’s co-op PvE campaign, is now live
It seems co-op multiplayer campaigns are the thing for MOBAs to do lately, if SMITE and Master X Master and Dota 2 are any...
Massively Overthinking: MMO monetization run amok
Over the last couple of weeks, the monetization of unreleased games has become a pervasive and uncomfortable theme for the MMO genre. Just in...
Grab Fafnir’s Dread Lord skin for SMITE from Hi-Rez and Massively OP
Have you given SMITE a go since it added a dungeon-crawling PvE mode earlier this week? If not, this giveaway might give you motivation....
Play some Heroes of the Storm for new Diablo III wings
The Necromancer is coming to Diablo III, and Malthael is showing up in Heroes of the Storm. Want to win some items in both?...
PvE dungeon crawling arrives in MOBA SMITE today with The Trials of King Hercules
SMITE is cementing its reputation as the MOBA most influenced by MMOs with the launch of The Trials of King Hercules today. "This new...
Paladins brings a war machine to the fight
If they bring a knife, you bring a gun. If they bring a stylized goofy fighter, you bring a war machine. That's the Paladins...
Gigantic updates players on the state of promised features and launch
The good news for fans of Gigantic is that the game is getting very close to its launch state. The bad news is that...
Perfect Ten: My favorite MMO dungeons
It's hard to look at an MMORPG and imagine them without dungeons. For some people, these instances are the core of their game experience,...
Massively Overthinking: 2017’s MMORPG zeitgeist
This time last year, I polled the Massively OP writers for their opinions on which MMOs had had the best year, or half year,...
Diablo III’s angel of death comes to Heroes of the Storm, Necromancer beta begins
Malthael, otherwise known as "that wicked-looking scythe guy on all of the Diablo III: Reaper of Souls covers," has been announced as the newest...
League of Legends NA e-sports league reorg means $75K pro player salaries, revenue sharing, and player association
Riot Games is in the midst of a major reorganization of its League of Legends e-sports organization, at least in North America. The company...
Heroes of the Storm releases its score for your listening pleasure
Heroes of the Storm might not be making its soundtrack available for purchase (yet), but Blizzard has released the score on YouTube and via...
Master X Master launches June 21; check out the cinematic trailer
Master X Master is launching in North America and Europe on June 21st, NCsoft just announced. The game is a hybrid MOBA-MMO with PvE...
The Stream Team: Watch and win SMITE’s new Da Ji
If you didn't win SMITE's newest god -- Da Ji, The Nine-Tailed Fox -- in MOP's raffle over the weekend, never fear! Massively OP's...
Heroes of the Storm celebrates its second anniversary
It's been two years since Heroes of the Storm first launched, which seems a little weird; it feels like it's been less time. But...
Da Ji is live in SMITE today; enter our giveaway to snag her special skin!
If I never read another story about a woman whose beauty ruins everything, I'll be thrilled. However, the Da Ji of Chinese mythology at...
