MOBA

American  

[moh-buh] / ˈmoʊ bə /

noun

Digital Technology.

1. multiplayer online battle arena: a genre of online real-time strategy video games in which two teams of characters compete head-to-head with the goals of protecting their home base and destroying the towers, turrets, or other structures of the opposing team’s stronghold (often used attributively).

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Etymology

Origin of MOBA

First recorded in 2010–15

Example Sentences

The Asian Games esports competition features five PC games and two mobile games, covering both multiplayer online battle arena, or MOBA, and single-player genres.

From Washington Times • Sep. 25, 2023

League of Legends: Wild Rift, the mobile-optimized version of the hit PC MOBA, was in the top ten for App Store revenue that same month.

From The Verge • Jan. 10, 2022

Called a “multiplayer online battle arena,” or MOBA, League is free to download and ties together elements from a wide range of genres, mostly role-playing and strategy.

From Time • Oct. 25, 2016

That includes admission to the theater’s basement attraction, MOBA, or the Museum of Bad Art, a collection of rummage store paintings cleverly named and captioned.

From New York Times • Aug. 11, 2014

The entire playing experience is far more compact than a PC MOBA, which in turn allows the whole map to fit easily on the on-screen mini-map, making for simpler navigation.

From Forbes • Dec. 11, 2012