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Hi-Rez previews new seasons for Paladins, Rogue Company, and SMITE
Yesterday's Hi-Rez Presents show dropped a ton of new info about SMITE, Paladins, and Rogue Company in the new year. Notably for SMITE, devs...
MassivelyOP’s 2020 Golden Yachties: Best worst transmedia synergy
MassivelyOP’s not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards continue today with our pick for best worst transmedia synergy. (If you’re wondering what the heck a Golden Yachtie is,...
End-of-Year Eleven: The healthiest live MMOs going into 2021
It is only natural that, when you are shopping around for a different MMORPG to play, to consider the health of potential play candidates....
Battle Bards Episode 181: Around the world
Stuck at home? Denied a vacation this year? The Battle Bards are here to help! In seven songs, the cross-continental crew travel all around...
SMITE brings the trickster tanuki Danzaburou to its playable roster in December
Almost anything can be improved with a raccoon dog, never mind one that has a penchant for trickery. Say hello to Danzaburou, a mythological...
SMITE launches the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles battle pass and updates its early surrender rules
The previously reported on mashup between SMITE and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is now officially online, letting players of the MOBA dress up...
MassivelyOP’s 2020 guide to Halloween across the MMO world
Take a pro-tip from a Halloween gaming expert: If you shout "Bloody Mary" three times at any MMO login screen, you'll unlock a secret...
SMITE introduces the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as unique character skins in an upcoming battle pass
With the wild success of the Avatar and Korra battle pass, it's perhaps unsurprising that SMITE is going to try and pull the same...
SMITE reworks Loki and adds Gummy Worm Medusa for Halloween
Halloween is a season of tricks and/or treats, so perhaps it's that connection to trickery that prompts SMITE to kick out a rework of...
Meta: Meet Mo Mania the Third, coming to SUBtember this Saturday
Whats better than a regular Mo stream? A Mo Mania stream-athon! (And a third one at that!) Meet Mo Mania the The Third, or...
SMITE’s design director confirms one more new god in 2020, outlines early plans for 2021’s Season 8
If you're not among those who are following SMITE design director A.J. Walker on Twitter, then you might have missed a thread with some...
SMITE introduces the Japanese moon god Tsukuyomi in the latest update
Yesterday has seen the moon shine over SMITE as the Japanese moon god Tsukuyomi has officially landed to the game. This new character is...
SMITE is adding Tsukuyomi the Japanese moon god to the roster in August
The Japanese pantheon in the MOBA SMITE is about to grow by one more this August as Hi-Rez Studios has announced that the moon...
Hi-Rez’s squad-based multiplayer shooter Rogue Company enters paid beta on EGS
Last time we peeked in on Rogue Company, the multiplayer shooter coming out of Hi-Rez's internal First Watch Games label, we were given a...
The Stream Team: Checking out Avatar avatars in SMITE
Have you ever wanted to be in Avatar The Last Airbender or The Legend of Korra? While you can't become a part of the...
Vague Patch Notes: MOBAs, battle royales, and shallow genre pools in the online gaming space
This past week, Nintendo announced Pokemon Unite, and then I had to go to see a doctor because I rolled my eyes so far...
The latest gaming industry #metoo callouts impact Twitch, MMOs, MOBAs, and esports
The gaming industry is seeing a second wave - a second wave of the #metoo movement, that is. As we covered earlier this week,...
SMITE introduces new character skins from Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra
It appears that the developers of SMITE are continuing to reach into the well of fiction for additions to the game. Starting in July,...
The MOP Up: Niantic halts plan to discontinue Pokemon Go on old mobile devices
This month, Pokemon Go announced that it was discontinuing support for 32-bit Android mobile devices, mostly devices released prior to 2015, including the 1st-gen...
SMITE suspends 5,000 accounts due to racist chat
The chat box of an MMO was never meant to be a safe haven for racists, but with the protests across the US calling...
