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Final Fantasy XI announces a small June update and a big July update to follow
The bad news for Final Fantasy XI fans is that the game's monthly update in June is going to be on the smaller side....
The MOP Up: Hyper Universe is heading to Xbox One (May 27, 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...
Choose My Adventure: Two milestones at the start in Final Fantasy XI
If I have to summarize, in brief, how much Final Fantasy XI has changed since its launch in the United States? In half an...
PlayStation 4 heads into the end of its life cycle, making console MMOs nervous
No console lives forever, although it seems like the more recent generations have enjoyed lengthy runs. Sony delivered some disconcerting news to fans this...
Defiance’s got 99 problems, but you ain’t one
With the conclusion of Defiance 2050's closed beta last week, players might be at a loss for something to keep them occupied for the...
One Shots: A sense of place
Why do you play MMORPGs? What keeps you questing through these ever-growing worlds? I think a lot of us might answer like Zyrusticae in...
The Game Archaeologist: Warhammer Online
When it comes to notable years in the MMORPG genre's history, 2008 stands out as one of the most significant. World of Warcraft's debut...
Final Fantasy XI promises more reunions for its 16-year anniversary
It's been 16 years since Final Fantasy XI initially launched in Japan, which is a really long time. If the game were a person,...
Destiny 2 will be letting players in on experimental PvP modes at the end of May
The release of Warmind means that Destiny 2 players are due for another roadmap on the game's development, and guess what's shown up? Exactly...
Choose My Adventure: Starting fresh-ish in Final Fantasy XI
This is actually a Choose My Adventure that I was somewhat reluctant to do for a long time, simply because... well, in some ways,...
The Crew 2 posts new trailers for its May 31st closed beta run
Just ahead of this year's E3, Ubisoft is rolling out The Crew 2's closed beta - that's May 31st through June 4th, and yep,...
Defiance 2050 records over 3 million dead hellbugs from its closed beta
If you were taking part in the closed beta for Defiance 2050, you were probably killing Hellbugs. Just from a statistical standpoint. There are...
Check out one determined modder’s Final Fantasy XI retexturing project
For what amounts to a PlayStation 2 game from 16 years ago, Final Fantasy XI looks really good, even now. But... well, that's the...
Destiny 2 community goes on a real-world hunt for a hidden spear
Are you familiar with Geocaching? It's a popular activity in which players hide and discover treasure caches all over the world (and is a...
Nexon posts strong Q1 2018 results, Final Fantasy XI mobile screens leaked
Nexon posted a strong first quarter in 2018, with its earnings call reporting that the game publisher raked in $827M in revenue (a 21%...
Choose My Adventure: Ultima Online, we didn’t need to do this
Yes, this is going to come in as the shortest Choose My Adventure series, but I feel it's got a good reason to be...
Perfect Ten: You got your MMORPG in my tabletop RPG
Tabletop games and MMORPGs seem like they would go well together, but remarkably they often don't. That's true for several reasons, but one of...
Destiny 2’s Warmind expansion is live today – here’s the launch trailer
Will Warmind be enough to help Destiny 2 recapture the hearts and minds of Bungie fans? We don't know the answer to that yet....
Global Chat: MMOs need to do ‘difficulty’ right
A thinkpiece that we had back in April about the difficulty levels (or lack thereof) in MMORPGs sparked some interesting discussion among gaming bloggers...
Defiance 2050 wraps up its second beta test and promotes its classes
With a multi-platform launch coming sometime this summer, Defiance 2050 has a lot resting on its new free-to-play format and additional refinements. To help...
