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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Rumor: Diablo III’s Necromancer, Overwatch’s Sombra
As we barrel toward BlizzCon this week, speculation is running high over what reveals Blizzard might make at the show. Two of these are...
League of Legends crowns 2016 world champions
This past weekend, the battle went down in League of Legends' biggest tournament of the year. When the dust settled, Team SK Telecom T1...
Gigantic plans new beta weekend, explains AI and summoning circles
Perfect World and Motiga have announced that they'll be running another closed beta weekend for Gigantic. Don't get too excited; it's not this weekend...
Cloud Pirates flies toward Steam Greenlighting, opens Q&A
My.com announced this week that it's angling for Greenlighting on Steam (been a while since we had one of those) with its upcoming sky-dirigible MOBA...
Here’s everything you can expect from BlizzCon 2016 next week
Every year, BlizzCon arrives. And every year, Bree and I sit down and liveblog about the most pertinent event for our readers to follow...
Halloween sinks its fangs into Tree of Life, Fractured Space, and Mortal Online
The avalanche of MMO Halloween events continues to thunder down over us, and we are digging as fast as we can to stay on...
Going to BlizzCon? Grab the mobile app today
Navigating the labyrinth of next week's BlizzCon activities, panels, and games requires some strategy if you're going to get the most out of your...
Battle Bards Episode 85: Desert Calling
The desert is calling the Battle Bards, but are they willing to make the trek across these vast wastelands to see if the music...
Gigantic walks through the process of making a MOBA hero
There's a reason why MOBAs don't simply have players piloting featureless gray blobs with names like "Shooty Man" and "Punchy Monster" on their chests....
The Stream Team: Looking into a Gigantic new MOBA
Do you think Massively OP's MJ needs to try out more MOBAs? If so, you are getting your wish today! Gigantic is finishing up...
Jennifer Hale argues in favor of voice actor strike
If you play video games with sound on, you've probably heard Jennifer Hale's voice more than once: She's a voice actress with countless credits...
The MOP Up: Neverwinter brings the thunder to consoles (October 23, 2016)
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...
Blizzard releases free voice chat functionality for Battle.net
The Battle.net launcher -- while we're still calling it Battle.net -- now has a new way for friends to pester and poke each other....
Massively Overthinking: Real solutions to the MMO toxicity problem
Toxicity. It's plagued online spaces since long before there were MMORPGs and other online video games, as any old school BBS user can attest....
Paragon shows off the Countess, arriving October 25th
Late October is the time to start having the creepy stuff show up in your game, right? Like a vampire stalking you in the...
Gigantic is taking a pretty chill approach to this weekend’s playtest
Starting tomorrow and carrying on through October 24th is Gigantic's next playtest, which will have a more casual and relaxed focus for those who...
Hi-Rez announces turn-based strategy battler SMITE Tactics
We hope Hi-Rez's tease of a new title announcement yesterday didn't get your hopes up because it's definitely not the Global Agenda 2 some...
Skyforge’s game-rewriting Ascension update has finally arrived
Skyforge's Ascension expansion is fully live for everyone today, and make no mistake: This is no cheapie patch. Ascension is a massive overhaul to core...
Brazilian teenager accidentally dies following League of Legends loss
We have had far too many public service announcements on Massively Overpowered in recent months about things not to do around games. For example,...
Atlas Reactor pushes out post-launch patch with new hero and Halloween event
Atlas Reactor's first post-launch content update is here, and boy is it a doozy (in the best of dooziest ways).
The spotlight feature for the...
