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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Greg Street discusses balancing League of Legends for all skill levels
How do you balance a video game? It's kind of an ongoing question, but it's also one that Greg Street (aka Ghostcrawler) has been...
Overwatch’s Genji and Hanamura map leap into Heroes of the Storm
A fourth Overwatch toon is coming to Heroes of the Storm, Blizzard revealed today: The assassin Genji will join Lucio, Tracer, and Zarya in...
The MOP Up: Overwatch gives smurfing a pass (April 16, 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 CEO discusses the money problem of e-sports
Whether you're a big fan of the e-sports scene or you would be quite happy never hearing about it ever again, you are no...
The Stream Team: Speeding around in SMITE’s new Racer Rumble adventure
Remember back when Massively OP's MJ announced that SMITE would be doing all sorts of new specialty adventures? Back then, even she couldn't imaging...
Grab a Brawl of Ages loot key from Massively OP and S2 Games
Yesterday, S2 Games -- best known for Heroes of Newerth -- launched Brawl of Ages, a new online collectible card game, into early access....
SMITE lands dual patches this week, delays Racer Rumble one day
If you are a SMITE dev this week, chances are that you're probably not getting a lot of sleep. Hi-Rez Studios made it some...
The Stream Team: A first look at Brawl of Ages
Are you ready for another collectible card arena game on your computer? Well ready or not, here one comes! Massively OP's MJ is checking...
S2 Games launches Brawl of Ages online CCG in early access today
If you were ever a fan of MOBAs Strife and Heroes of Newerth, you're definitely going to want to keep an eye on S2...
Heroes of the Storm crowns a dorm champ, catalyzes a wedding
Congrats are due this week to the University of Texas at Arlington, whose Heroes of the Storm e-sports team pretty much walked away handily...
Wargaming says betting is ‘a natural part of sports’ and therefore online games
Earlier this month, we covered SuperData's report on the state of gambling practices in digital games, in which one of the analysis firm's claims...
Gigantic discusses impact changes for respawns, summons, and Guardians
This is the end... of the week. But for Gigantic, it really is the end... of smaller patches during open beta. While there still...
Master X Master sells founder’s packs and starts closed beta testing
Make way for NCsoft's upcoming MOBA because it is hoping to crash the news cycle this weekend. Master X Master just started its closed beta...
The Daily Grind: What MMO ability makes you feel truly powerful?
A couple of months ago, I received a legendary in World of Warcraft that allowed me to shoot out this gigantic AoE fireball every 90...
SMITE gets a new racing mode, Paladins maps out e-sports tourney
Hi-Rez's MOBAs are both seeing fresh updates this week.
In SMITE land, the 4.6 patch updates Hades and Ravana, adds a bunch of new skins,...
EVE Fanfest 2017: EVE Valkyrie adds atmospheric flight in Groundrush, coming April 11th
Virtual reality dogfighter EVE: Valkyrie has taken centre stage in the emerging VR landscape, growing from a tech demo developed by some devs at CCP Games...
Blizzard awarded $8.5M in Bossland WoW and Overwatch bot lawsuit
German bot company Bossland has lost another battle in its war with Blizzard, though that's to be expected since it didn't even show up...
Paragon’s Morigesh lands on April 4, hopes you like bugs
Games-run MOBA Paragon's free-to-play open beta is introducing a brand-new playable character next week on April 4th. Her name is Morigesh, and she is...
Massively Overthinking: Competition vs. community in MMOs
Quantic Foundry, the games research group we've been tracking ever since it posted its original Gamer Motivation Model, has a new piece out this...
The Stream Team: Dipping into SMITE with an Isis and Anubis giveaway
SMITE doesn't stop at celebrating its birthday on just one day -- or even one week! No, the party is still going, and Hi-Rez...
