moba

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]

Or what was once known as the alpha.

Descent: Underground opens up to pre-alpha testing

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Last week, Descent: Underground made its debut at the Rooster Teeth Expo in Austin, Texas. Pretty neat for fans of the game who could...
I'm sure someone thinks this is neat.

SMITE launches on Xbox One on 8/19

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The testing is finished and there's nothing left for SMITE to do but launch properly on Xbox One. So the game is indeed launching...
You either didn't like the last answer or you didn't care then or now.

Riot may reconsider a sandbox mode for League of Legends

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When players asked for a sandbox mode for League of Legends, Riot Games said no. This made a large number of players very vocally...
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye.

Today is the last day to play Infinite Crisis

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In case you had forgotten, Infinite Crisis is shutting down for good on August 14th. That makes today the last real day to play...

League of Legends documentary looks at the lives of five players

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One thing is for sure: Online gaming wouldn't exist without the passionate communities behind them. A new documentary called Live / Play looks at...

Gamescom 2015: First hands-on look at Hi-Rez Studios’ Paladins

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Hi-Rez Studios pulled quite the ace out of its sleeve during Gamescom with its freshly announced new addition to the shooter market, Paladins. The...

Blizzard files ‘Compete’ e-sports trademark

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Blizzard is looking to strengthen its e-sports brand, as the multi-game developer has filed for a trademark relating to TeSPA's Compete tournament service. According to...

H1Z1 announces its first live Battle Royale invitational

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Do you think you've got what it takes to be the king of H1Z1's Battle Royale hill? Daybreak is giving you a chance to...

Not So Massively: NSM at Gamescom 2015; Splatoon’s Octoling hack

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It's been a fantastic week for online gaming with dozens of MOBAs and competitive shooters on the show floor at Gamescom 2015. Hi-Rez Studios...

Gamescom 2015: Gigantic announces August CBT start

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Go go Gigantic beta! At Gamescom this week, the cell-shaded Gigantic announced that it will be ending its alpha test and transitioning into closed...

League of Legends adds defensive items in patch, rejects sandbox mode

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An upcoming League of Legends patch will be giving players more options for defense while smoothing out power levels of items across the board. "We'll...

SMITE previews a new joust map

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Hi-Rez published a video diary today featuring SMITE lead designer Scott Zier and various artists, who spend the brief running time explaining how the...

Dota 2’s International interrupted by DDoS attacks

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If you managed to catch any of Dota 2's $18 million International 2015 yesterday, you may have seen players sitting around scratching their heads instead...
Storming of the hero.

Gamescom 2015: Blizzard shows off new heroes and maps for Overwatch and Heroes of the Storm

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Heroes of the Storm players are going to have quite a bit to look forward to in the near future. The game's newest map,...

Not So Massively: Dota 2’s $18m main event, Hearthstone’s expansion

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This week, third-person MOBA SMITE revealed its new support character Khepri, the ancient Egyptian scarab god. League of Legends pushed its HUD overhaul to...
Losing in a way that's incidentally the same as not in fact losing at all.

League of Legends does not in fact kill off Gangplank for real at all

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Just a few days ago, dear reader, we wrote to you about how League of Legends had done something novel by killing off the...

Everything you need to know about Neverwinter’s guild strongholds

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It's a good time to be a guild in Neverwinter. That's because on August 11th, every guild -- no matter how large or small...

Heroes of the Storm bribes players to try it out

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Is this the summer of Heroes of the Storm? Blizzard would really like it to be, as the studio is not above a little...

SMITE adds Khepri, its biggest god yet

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"This is one big scary bug. Much bug. Wow." Hi-Rez has a lot to say about Khepri, SMITE's newest god, but perhaps the above quote...
No, be a dude.

League of Legends kills off Gangplank… for real

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The story of League of Legends isn't one that's set up to easily move forward. When players pay real money to unlock champions and...

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