e-sports
NetEase and Kabam join Blizzard’s star-studded global Overwatch League
The ESPN report earlier this week suggesting that Blizzard has several agreements from big-name sports-affiliated venture capitalists to host Overwatch League teams across the US and East Asia...
World of Warcraft announces $100K prize pool for Mythic Dungeon Invitational e-sports competition
World of Warcraft is giving e-sports another go. In a blog post going live this afternoon, Blizzard has announced the Mythic Dungeon Invitational, an...
Amazon’s Breakaway stages an e-sports match on a military ship at sea
As the field of MOBAs and competitive e-sports titles becomes increasingly crowded, studios are turning to more... unorthodox methods to attract viewers and attention....
Major sports VC companies invest in Overwatch League, Blizzard addresses meta balance
If you thought Blizzard's ask for its Overwatch League was absurdly high for your typical pro e-sports team sponsors, rest assured that they weren't...
Firefall will officially sunset tomorrow
Did our article yesterday on MMOs in limbo knock one loose? Probably not, but one of them is sunsetting all the same: Firefall. Late last...
Overwatch teases Doomfist, lays out ambitious plans for e-sports league
Try not to act too surprised when Overwatch eventually announces Doomfist, as the studio isn't exactly being subtle in its leadup to the team...
The MOP Up: Warframe’s Chains of Harrow (July 2, 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...
Don’t look now, but StarCraft’s HD remake is going to zerg your base
Thanks to job postings this wasn't a complete surprise, but yesterday Blizzard officially confirmed that it will be releasing a high definition remake of its...
Blade & Soul uses community sales of item packs to fund its tournament prize
The tournament for Blade & Soul is getting ready to kick off, but it needs a prize. That's where the community comes in, because...
The Daily Grind: Are e-sports worth the effort for MMO developers?
I spend a lot of time thinking about e-sports. This is, of course, through the eyes of someone who doesn't much like e-sports as...
Overwatch reveals design mysteries, sends out League surveys, and struggles with e-sports
A world as intricate and fanatically followed as Overwatch is bound to spark a question or two about its mysteries and secrets. In a...
The MOP Up: Destiny 2’s class roster (June 18, 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...
H1Z1 announces $100K prize pool Elite Series summer e-sports tournament
Soloers and team players alike are invited to put their skills to the test in H1Z1's newest tournament, the Elite Series. Debuting at DreamHack...
League of Legends NA e-sports league reorg means $75K pro player salaries, revenue sharing, and player association
Riot Games is in the midst of a major reorganization of its League of Legends e-sports organization, at least in North America. The company...
Guild Wars 2’s June feature pack is all about PvP and WvW
So here's a new one for Guild Wars 2: The game's getting a "competitive" feature pack patch in June. The blog post was tweeted out...
A UK university will offer e-sports business coursework, and this is a truly good thing
Most of the people playing e-sports are exceptional gamers, and to get that good at anything, you miss out on a whole bunch of...
Overwatch teases new character, shuts down hope of solo campaign
There has been a development in the world of Overwatch that may point to the debut of a brand-new hero.
Blizzard posted a lore update today...
Blizzard announces Overwatch Contenders e-sports ‘development league’
Blizzard has just announced "Overwatch Contenders," what it's calling a "development league for aspiring Overwatch League professionals."
"Over the first year of organized Overwatch competition,...
The MOP Up: Neverwinter’s green beetle fiasco (May 21, 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...
Leaderboard: Almost half of e-sports viewers don’t even play the games they’re spectating
It may sound crazy, but a huge number of people who pour eyeball time and money into e-sports don't even play the games they're...
