e-sports
EA cancels Madden qualifiers after shooting as PAX West organizers allay security concerns
The mass shooting at a Madden esports tourney that claimed the lives of two young players, Elijah "TrueBoy" Clayton and Taylor "SpotMePlzz" Robertson, has...
Mass shooting claims lives of multiple Madden esports attendees
Two innocent people are dead and nearly a dozen more were injured today as a result of a mass shooting at an esports tournament.
Multiple...
Black Desert’s remastered edition launches tomorrow with free stuff for all players
Hear that crackle in the air? See that ripple on the distant horizon? It's Black Desert's remastered version, launching here in the west tomorrowday.
"The...
Western qualifiers for Blade & Soul’s $135K esports tourney are this weekend
Not many MMORPGs take a stab at true esports these days. There's World of Warcraft, of course, but other titles, like Guild Wars 2,...
Hi-Rez reorganizes SMITE, Paladins, and Realm Royale teams as newly renamed substudios
Hi-Rez Studios is making bold moves today: It's just announced that it's splitting up the band, unbundling its games teams into separate but joined...
Black Desert and Ascent Infinite Realm publisher Kakao is investing in esports
Kakao is a massive South Korean company, and as most MMO fans reading blogs probably know, video games are just one element of that...
H1Z1 has officially launched on the PlayStation 4 as Jace Hall joins the H1Z1 PC team
Daybreak's battle royale game H1Z1 has been through more ups and downs and ups again in the last few years than most games see...
Overwatch League finals did not draw eyes on ESPN
The Overwatch League finals were broadcast on ESPN, but odds are that if you watched them you did so on Twitch or other streaming...
Blizzard and Riot attended the International Olympic Committee’s e-sports summit this past weekend
Over the last year, we've seen a ramp-up of high-level chatter about bringing e-sports to the Olympics. Last summer the co-president of the Paris Olympic...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds details a five-year plan for e-sports
Does it fill you with warm, fuzzy feelings to know that there's a nice long-term plan for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds to chase that sweet e-sports...
The MOP Up: Gnomeland Security orders EQ2’s Tinkerfest (July 22, 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...
Massively Overthinking: What important lessons are MMORPGs failing to impart?
MOP reader and Patron Brett has a burning question about the lessons we're learning (and not learning) from playing MMORPGs.
"In his book Theory of Fun,...
Overwatch League gets ESPN and Disney XD television contract
Count this as a huge victory for Blizzard's attempt to legitimize and popularize its fledgling Overwatch League.
The studio announced this week that it has...
Women In Games report suggests strategies to promote gender diversity in e-sports
The subject of gender imbalance in gaming, especially in professional e-sports, and how to rectify it has been a matter of debate within gaming...
The International Olympic Committee is hosting an e-sports discussion summit in July
Last summer the co-president of the Paris Olympic bid committee told the AP that it was considering bringing video gaming on board for the...
One of the competitors in Dota 2’s championship is an AI team
Perhaps in the future, we'll all be looking back at the time when e-sports were an actual thing played by humans rather than simply...
Overwatch: Another hacker sentenced, a new hero teased, and an algorithm patent sought
Way back in January, Blizzard Korea announced that it was working with Korea's National Policy Agency cyber crime unit to track and arrest the...
Leaderboard: What’s the ideal way for an MMO studio to handle toxicity?
MOP reader BulletTeeth pointed us to a piece on The Verge this week about an incident in online shooter Battalion 1944. A highly placed...
APB Reloaded counters cheats, unifies versions, and rallies its community
Ever wonder if the developers behind APB Reloaded are looking at the current boom of battle royale-style games and kicking themselves for not having...
Worlds Adrift team recaps launch event in the sky and patch rollout
It was no e-sports bus, but Worlds Adrift really did send players, devs, and journalists skyward in a floating... well, it kinda looks like...
