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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League of Legends teases creepy new Champion and/or musical theater experience
Riot Games has released an atmospheric teaser trailer called Mind of the Virtuoso, presumably a tease for a new League of Legends champion that's...
Perfect Ten: Our favorite MMORPG articles from 2015
The first year of Massively Overpowered had its ups and downs, like anything does, but I think we had some pretty great content in...
SMITE hosts World Championship and Xbox One Invitational this week [Updated]
Ten teams are going head-to-head today in the SMITE World Championship to compete for the $500,000 grand prize. The tournament runs from today through Sunday,...
Get pumped up for SMITE with this cinematic trailer
Dragging a bit now that you're back into the normal post-holiday routine? Then drink up a tall glass of rock-n-roll with this a new...
LOTRO Legendarium: Looking back and forwards with LOTRO
I think it is safe to say without any malice whatsoever that Lord of the Rings Online has firmly entered its autumn years.
Everything about...
Not So Massively: Top 10 most surprising NSM stories of 2015
Back in 2011, our former corporate overlords at Massively-of-old noticed that games like League of Legends were getting pretty damn popular and asked us to work...
MMO Year in Review: Into the Heart of Thorns (August 2015)
This year, we're taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we head...
Jukebox Heroes: The 2015 Online VGM Awards
With another year coming to a close, I thought it would be an opportune time to go back and give out flippant awards to...
The best MMORPG polls of 2015
Every week for the last few years, we've expanded on our "Daily Grind" theme with a Leaderboard poll. On the one hand, seeing the numbers...
Ask Mo: Massively OP’s 2015 awards debrief
Massively OP's formal 2015 awards technically ended on Friday, though we've got a few stragglers and roundups left to go. As I do every year, today I'll round...
Paragon posts a gameplay introduction for testers and lookie loos
You cannot get into the first testing round for Paragon by watching the video down below. It's a video for testers, but it won't...
Gigantic developer Motiga discusses delays and future updates
People who were hoping for Gigantic to hit full retail release some time this year are no doubt a wee bit disappointed that the...
Not So Massively: Winter game update edition (December 21, 2015)
Online gaming and e-sports are getting bigger by the day, and there are literally hundreds of popular online games out there that don’t really...
The MOP Up: RuneScape’s big anniversary plans (December 20, 2015)
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...
The Daily Grind: Should MOBAs have an ‘endgame’?
Earlier this week, RPS did a piece on Jeffrey Lin, League of Legends' "social systems" dev. One question about the MOBA's "endgame" struck me because he...
Notorious e-sports team boss Martin Shkreli arrested for securities fraud
Martin Shkreli, chairman of League of Legends e-sports team Imagine and CEO of real-life company Turing Pharmaceuticals, was arrested in New York today. He stands...
Tencent buys up the rest of Riot Games
League of Legends developer Riot Games has a new owner this week. Well, really it's the same ostensible owner as before, China's Tencent Holdings, only now...
Hi-Rez announces $100K Paladins tourney
Paladins isn't officially launched yet, but Hi-Rez is already planning its competitive scene -- and its first tournament. On the official forums yesterday, Hi-Rez...
SMITE celebrates Saturnalia with free stuff and sales
Ah, Saturnalia: the Roman winter festival drilled into the heads of Latin students everywhere. It's like Christmas, only with waaaay more gambling and booze.
Hi-Rez MOBA...
4force Online is a ‘raid action adventure game’
You know how every once in a while, we all wonder why all the different elements of MMORPGs have been spun out into new...
