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Path of Exile’s Delve launches August 31 with an infinite dungeon; here’s our chat with Grinding Gear’s Chris Wilson!
Picture this: an underground dungeon that gets progressively more challenging -- and rewarding -- the deeper you go, and there is no end. Not...
Hi-Rez’s Realm Royale tightens hitboxes in its latest patch
Hi-Rez's fantasy-themed battle royale title Realm Royale has just received a major update as it continues through alpha testing. The so-called HITBOKS patch brings...
The MOP Up: EverQuest II’s scorched sky policy (July 1, 2018)
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 MOP Up: Neverwinter’s five-year anniversary and Ravenloft campaign (June 24, 2018)
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 Stream Team: Battle Royale, SMITE adventures style
Everyone is getting in on the battle royale craze, even SMITE. The newest adventure is Medusa's Deathmatch, and Massively OP's MJ is jumping in...
SMITE launches Medusa’s Deathmatch
You might not want to look too closely at the latest patch for SMITE. Why? Well, it brings in the new Medusa's Deathmatch map,...
Hi-Rez launches standalone F2P game Realm Royale, a mix of ‘open-world PvP MMO and your favorite hero shooter’
You can't accuse Hi-Rez of not chasing trends: Not only is it introducing a battle royale mode to SMITE, but it's actually just launched...
Hi-Rez is basically maintenance-moding Hand of the Gods
Back in May, we covered the bizarre silence surrounding Hi-Rez's SMITE-infused free-to-play online card game Hand of the Gods. At the time, the information...
SMITE is getting a battle royale mode adventure of its very own in 5.10
Battle royale is the thing to do lately, and by Zeus, SMITE is doing that thing: In update 5.10, the Hi-Rez MOBA will introduce...
SMITE’s Dragon’s Fortune is live today as Hi-Rez works to fix server crashes
SMITE 5.9: Dragon's Fortune is technically live on all three major platforms today, with a pile of bug fixes, new skins, new chest items, and...
SMITE says it’s banned or suspended 20,000 toxic players in season five alone
Toxic players, beware: Hi-Rez may not be talking to its Hand of the Gods players, but it's cracking way down on SMITE miscreants. The...
It’s been three weeks since Hand of the Gods players have had any news from Hi-Rez
Stretch your mind back to February 20th, when Hi-Rez's SMITE-infused free-to-play online card game Hand of the Gods formally launched. The studio appeared to...
SMITE launches patch 5.8 with Chernobog and the Divine Uprising
If you've ever felt like SMITE has mined out a few pantheons for all the material that's available, you'll be happy to know that...
The Daily Grind: Would you like MMORPGs to have seasonal passes?
Between the waves of MOBA and battle royale phenomenons, I've noticed an alternative monetization model that's apparently proven quite successful in these games. Seasonal...
Hi-Rez founds e-sports production company Skillshot, preps Chernobog for SMITE
Hi-Rez is going all in on e-sports, founding its own e-sports production outfit called Skillshot Media and lending longtime COO Todd Harris to oversee...
Hi-Rez President Stewart Chisam vows to improve SMITE’s patch quality
Every year brings a lot of patches for SMITE. A new official post on the game's subreddit penned by Hi-Rez President Stewart Chisam puts...
SMITE parties hard with Patch 5.5
Even the gods like a good party every now and then. Actually, pretty much all of the time, if you read some of the...
The Stream Team: Celebrating SMITE’s 4th birthday
It's been four years since SMITE sped onto the scene; that's four years of gods smashing other gods on the battleground. It's been a...
Perfect Ten: MMO missteps that didn’t have to happen
Around the time I started working at Massively-that-was, there was an article that I quite liked talking about how four high-profile MMO failures were...
Perfect Ten: A dozen MOBAs that didn’t make it
With the insane success -- both in terms of popularity and finances -- that Dota and League of Legends spawned, you can easily understand...
