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Tribes: Ascend Creative Director resigns, Hi-Rez plans final patch in his honor [Updated]
A few weeks ago, Hi Rez Creative Director Sean McBride announced that he was leaving the company. "Unfortunately at this point in time Hi-Rez...
Giveaway: Grab a summer god skin key from SMITE and MOP! (All gone!)
SMITEÂ is in the midst of its huge summer 2016 promotion, with a mid-season patch just behind it and a Mac launch to boot. Among...
SMITE reveals Erlang Shen, the Illustrious Sage, in massive mid-season update
Finally, Erlang Shen is joining the crew of SMITE! At long last, our Erlang Shen-less nightmare is over with the huge mid-season patch rolling...
The Daily Grind: Do you like ‘seasonal challenge’ content in MMORPGs?
On this week's Massively OP podcast -- out yesterday evening for our $5+ Patreon backers and out later this afternoon for everybody else --...
SMITE’s 2016 World Championships features another million-dollar prize pool
Hi-Rez Studios told press and fans today that it's taking over Cobb Energy Center in Atlanta, Georgia, for its next big event.
Hi-Rez Expo will...
PSA: The E3 Humble Bundle is full of online gaming goodness
Is your favorite MMO going to be at E3 this year? There are some games there and many that aren't, so it's a bit...
Transform into a greedy dragon with SMITE’s new character Fafnir
Norse mythology's Fafnir, Lord of Glittering Gold, is live in Hi-Rez's MOBA SMITE today. If you're a fan of dwarves, hoarding, and transforming into...
The Stream Team: Get your SMITE god keys while they’re hot!
MassivelyOP's MJ had way too many SMITE keys to possibly give away last time, so she's back at it again! There's Susano/Scarlet Storm, Janus/Riftshaker,...
SMITE debuts on the PlayStation 4 next week
It's official: SMITE arrives on the PlayStation 4 on May 31st.
Most recently, Hi-Rez has been touting its 20,000,000 registered players number, a figure sure...
The Vikings invade SMITE today
Hi-Rez MOBA SMITE has big plans this summer -- Viking plans. Players who pony up 900 gems (a little over $15) to participate in the Viking...
SMITE has officially racked up 20,000,000 players
Mythology MOBA SMITE has now racked up 20,000,000 players -- that's according to Hi-Rez President Stewart Chisam, who announced the milestone on Twitter...
SMITE sells Viking-themed invasion pass
Starting on May 24th, SMITE is welcoming a Viking invasion to the game. No, a nasty virus won't be pillaging and looting your hard...
The Stream Team: Sharing SMITE adventures and Susano codes
MassivelyOP's MJ has worked her way through the tutorial, and now she's set to join in SMITE's real battles. But is she really ready...
SMITE doubles everything this weekend, gets a Dark Horse comic in December
SMITE really, really wants you to play it this weekend -- and it's not above a little bribery to make that happen. The MOBA's "Double...
SMITE’s Susano swings storms and swords
As part of its big patch today, SMITE has pushed live Susano, God of the Summer Storm, the newest entry to the Japanese pantheon in the Hi-Rez...
The Daily Grind: What could get you to love a MOBA?
I am very admittedly not a fan of MOBAs, despite the fact that I quite liked the map type that birthed the genre in...
SMITE’s Spring Fling charity stream raises money to help sick e-sports caster
SMITE developer Hi-Rez Studios embarks on its second Annual Spring Fling charity livestream today, and this year's event is dedicated to fundraising for a...
SMITE caster departs Hi-Rez after live rant on formerly suicidal donor
Let's imagine that you're a studio-funded caster for a major MOBA. A fan joins your stream, donates $5, and tells you that he was...
Giveaway: Grab a Jing Wei unlock key from SMITE and MOP (Restocked!)
SMITE's Escape from The Underworld update just went live this morning, bringing with it new skins for multiple gods, a new underworld arena, and new underworld quests. And...
The MOP Up: Demons invade Skyforge (April 10, 2016)
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...