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The Stream Team: Depart to SMITE’s afterlife in costume with new patch
Who needs to wait until the end of the month to start celebrating Halloween? Certainly not Massively OP's MJ! (She might actually start in...
SMITE 4.1.9 Departure to the Afterlife brings back the Halloween arena and new skins
Halloween is taking over SMITE this month -- and every other MMO and MOBA, of course, but that's OK because it's the best holiday...
SMITE’s Journey to Asgard, Hand of the Gods’ Hindu Pantheon, and The Caster reality show
It's patch day in SMITE, as I remembered this morning when my husband logged in and saw the new "Belly Ache Ymir" skin. Our...
The Stream Team: Handing out Hand of the Gods goodies
It's deja vu day! The last time Massively OP's MJ shared some Hand of the Gods gameplay, she gave away a handful of Founders...
The Stream Team: Watch SMITE arena fun and win an Ultimate God Pack
Wednesday the 13th could be your lucky day. Do you want a SMITE Ultimate God Pack? We bet you do! And we bet you'd...
Perfect Ten: The 10 tiers of MMORPG lore
In which we discuss varying levels of MMO lore effort and Eliot admits he doesn't remember the names of Pac-Man's ghosties.
Snag a Hand of the Gods: SMITE Tactics Norse pack from Hi-Rez and Massively OP in honor of its Steam launch today!
Hi-Rez's turn-based strategy card game Hand of the Gods -- you might recall it better as SMITE Tactics or even its internal name, Hotgods...
SMITE and Paladins players raise $76K for hurricane relief efforts
SMITE and Paladins studio Hi-Rez is thanking players today for their efforts in raising funds for the victims of the 2017 hurricane season.
"​Earlier this...
PAX West 2017: SMITE’s new conquest map, Paladins Strike, and the fate of SMITE Rivals
Just because SMITE and Paladins weren't available to play at PAX West doesn't mean that there wasn't stuff to learn about the games from Hi-Rez!
I...
PAX West 2017: Hand of the Gods’ Japanese pantheon and the possibility of 2v2
While the full Hi-Rez portfolio wasn't in attendance at PAX West, Hand of the Gods was on-hand with a fan tournament as well as...
Massively Overthinking: Female characters and gender-locked classes in MMOs
One of the reasons I gravitated to and stick by the MMORPG genre in spite of its many ups and downs (oh, so many...
The Stream Team: Catapulting into SMITE’s Corrupted Arena adventure
The next SMITE adventure is finally here, and Massively OP's MJ is excited to jump into it. The arena is her favorite part of...
Xbox One X announces ‘select enhanced titles’ that include many online games
At its pre-Gamescom press conference this Sunday, Microsoft revealed more about its upcoming Xbox One X and its glorious 4K gaming capabilities. As part...
The MOP Up: Black Desert shows pet love (August 20, 2017)
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...
Signups begin for Hand of the Gods: SMITE Tactics’ Xbox One and PS4 alpha
Hi-Rez has just announced that its SMITE-spinoff online card battler Hand of the Gods: SMITE Tactics is launching on both Xbox One and PlayStation...
The MOP Up: SMITE’s bad news bears (August 6, 2017)
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...
SMITE’s Bear Goddess Artio reveal, Hand of the Gods’ Mayan pantheon, and Paladins’ Jenos
Hi-Rez is busy doing all the things, with hoopla in all three of its modern games today. (Sorry, Global Agenda and Tribes.)
Over in SMITE, the...
The Stream Team: Watch to win Hand of the Gods: SMITE Tactics founders packs!
Massively OP's MJ was disappointed to learn that the main gods no longer entered battle themselves in Hand of the Gods, so she's going...
Grab a Hand of the Gods: SMITE Tactics Egyptian starter pack from Hi-Rez and MOP!
In celebration of the open beta launch of Hand of the Gods: SMITE Tactics, Hi-Rez Studios has granted Massively OP a bajillion keys for Egyptian Starter Packs for the...
SMITE: Project Olympus, summer events, and Twi’lek Jedi
It's summer in SMITE, and that means Twi'leks with lightsabers! Wait. No. Yes? Yes. Freya's Ordo Aurora skin is live today, and it's not...