{
  "id": 6584144,
  "title": "The Developers of Upcoming 'Espresso MOBA' Project Zeta Want It to Feel Like a Formula 1 Race",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/the-developers-of-upcoming-espresso-moba-project-zeta-want-it-to-feel",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-10T11:02:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/the-developers-of-upcoming-espresso-moba-project-zeta-want-it-to-feel-like-a-formula-1-race"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nirvanana, the studio behind the upcoming \"Project Zeta,\" aims to create a MOBA experience that feels like a Formula 1 race. Unlike traditional MOBAs, Project Zeta focuses on objective-driven teamfights rather than lane-based combat. Each session is divided into seven phases, with the first phase involving players defeating ordinary monsters to level up and collecting prisms for points. The game emphasizes fast-paced combat with unlimited respawns and a short time-to-kill, encouraging players to take risks and engage in teamfights. The absence of a crosshair and the need for accurate aiming encourages players to rely on their abilities, positioning, and mind games. Nirvanana CEO Namseok Kim compared Project Zeta to a Formula 1 race, stating that everything that makes a MOBA fun is compressed into a 20-minute session. The game was designed to be playable on a controller, ensuring a level playing field for PC and console players. Project Zeta's fast-paced nature, streamlined design, and availability on console may help it attract MOBA fans away from established titles like League of Legends or Dota 2.",
  "summary": "Project Zeta is a mashup of multiple live-service genres, but for developer Nirvanana, it’s best described as an “espresso MOBA.”",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}