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E3 2018: Dauntless promises The Coming Storm arrives in August 2018
The Coming Storm is arriving. No, the storm itself is not arriving. You see, Dauntless has announced its first big content pack, which is...
E3 2018: The Division 2 shows off its story and its early gameplay, launches March 15 – with raids
There's no pretense that The Division 2 is not going to build on what worked for the original The Division. You can watch the...
E3 2018: Black Desert gets a teaser trailer for Xbox One
Hey, do you remember about how Black Desert is headed for the Xbox One? That's been quiet for quite some time. But now it's...
The MOP Up: The Black Death improves its profession system (June 10, 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...
Final Fantasy XIV rolls out more gambling money for the Make it Rain event
Amidst all of the violence and death covering Final Fantasy XIV, it's important to remember that the game gives you the opportunity to divert...
Path of Exile’s Incursion league launched smoothly with no crunch time
If you think that patching a game always means crunch time, misery, and developers sobbing beneath their desks, Path of Exile's Incursion league launch...
The Repopulation shows off the improvements coming to its UI
There are a lot of things that the new owners of The Repopulation want to change about the game, and some of those are...
Twitch Prime subscribers get free access to Trinity Prime in Warframe
If you're a Twitch Prime subscriber who plays Warframe or may want to play some Warframe, you can get something very valuable this month...
Conan Exiles shows off its plans for further development
Conan Exiles has weathered its first major milestone of reaching proper launch without exploding or melting down too much. Now it's time for Funcom...
Fortnite drops the damage on shotguns and throws its jetpacks into a vault
Do you like being hit with a shotgun in Fortnite? Of course not; weapons inflict damage and tend to make you dead. Shotguns in...
Final Fantasy XIV plans to roll back greed-only looting in alliance raids
Sometimes reasonable ideas don't quite work out. Final Fantasy XIV's latest loot change is an obvious example of that; the developers wanted to solve...
World of Warcraft gives us a comic-based tour of the Windrunner family reunion
Sometimes it's debatable whether or not World of Warcraft needs more of its lore in-game. Obviously, the newest Battle for Azeroth lead-up comic focused...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds plans longer embargos for its crates on the Steam market
Getting a crate in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is meant to be a reward for the player, but it's also frequently meant something to resell on...
Rend explains its new Control Points in the alpha test
The big focus in Rend is about building and augmenting your faction's base, but there are other parts of the map worth vying for...
The Crew 2 is getting an open beta while the original The Crew goes into maintenance
It's probably not much of a surprise to hear that The Crew is slipping into maintenance mode, as patches had been quiet for a...
Overwatch is adding LFG functions, player endorsements (plus a major Symmetra rework)
Acknowledging players who do well in Overwatch is a big part of what keeps players in the game, and to that end the latest...
Fortnite sends you flying with its new bouncer trap
All right, so Fortnite's battle royale has given you a vehicle in the form of a shopping cart. That's all well and good, but...
Heroes of the Storm brings players into the Alterac Pass battleground, bans miscreants
There is a lot of stuff in Heroes of the Storm that's meant as an homage to classic bits of Blizzard games, but the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 173: The Bless Mess
Justin and Bree discuss Bless Online's launch, EVE Online's Into the Abyss, Fallout 76, Elder Scrolls Online's spyware issue, Path of Exile's Incursion, H1Z1, Star Trek Online, Trove, DDO, and UO, with mailbag questions on the Bless Mess and on open-world immersion.
Sea of Thieves assures players they have more time to earn the Shark Hunter ship set
It turns out when players think they're about to lose access to something, they get rather twitchy about making sure to get it. The...
