Monthly Archives: April 2015
Guild Wars 2 teases shield Mesmer, distributes beta keys as in-game loot
Shield-using Mesmers may be one of the new specializations coming with Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns if a new piece of concept art...
Koster’s final post-mortem: Did Star Wars Galaxies fail?
Raph Koster has wrapped up his Star Wars Galaxies retrospective with a blog post that asks whether or not the sci-fi MMORPG failed.
It's a...
SWTOR’s Rise of the Emperor update arrives tomorrow
You know what they say: You can't keep a Sith emperor down. After rumors of his demise were proved premature, the shadowy big bad...
Sword and Bored: Behind the scenes
Mo is offscreen for a week, but we get a chance to see just what the NPCs are up to behind the scenes.
The Saga of Lucimia focuses on ‘group-based emergent gameplay’
The days of coddling solo players through a massively multiplayer experience are over -- at least according to one upstart indie MMO.
Meet The Saga...
DUST 514 adds EVE Online-themed armor skins
It's no small understatement to say that DUST 514 has failed to achieve the same following and numbers that its big sibling, EVE Online,...
Wisdom of Nym: How to catch up in Final Fantasy XIV (before Heavensward arrives)
Let's assume you've just recently gotten to the level cap in Final Fantasy XIV and you're ready to start in on catching up to...
Shroud of the Avatar to introduce player-owned towns with Release 17
Shroud of the Avatar's Release 17 is preparing to hit the ground running when it comes out on Thursday, April 30th. In its most...
EverQuesting: Daybreak expounds on Landmark’s postponed wipe
Some pretty big changes are on their way to Landmark, not the least of which is the final full character wipe and an extensive...
Novus Inceptio gives you an alien world to rebuild
There's something about the apocalypse that makes a world 100% more awesome, isn't there? People get more creative, previously undeveloped mutated powers come into...
Pathfinder Online pushes for aggressive recruiting on media sites
What do you do when your in-testing MMO isn't drawing in the crowd that you need it to be? Pathfinder Online thinks that the...
Russian version of Lord of the Rings Online closes June 1st
If you were hoping that the Russian version of Lord of the Rings Online would last forever, we have some sad news for you...
The Daily Grind: What did you accomplish in your MMOs this weekend?
I didn't get a whole lot of gaming time this weekend, but I did manage to log a couple of hours in GTA Online. I...
MMO Week in Review: Guild Wars 2 specs and traits – April 26, 2015
Were you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered's Week in Review!
This...
See how Elder Scrolls Online plays on consoles
With the beta tests for Elder Scrolls Online's Xbox One and PlayStation 4 editions underway, potential players can get an idea of whether the...
Take in a full hour of Anarchy Online’s new beginner experience
Wondering how Anarchy Online's revamped newbie experience has panned out? Second to actually playing the game yourself (which, y'know, is always an option), you...
The latest Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward trailer
Sometimes when you're staring down a long wait until a much-anticipated expansion, the only thing that will help you keep your sanity is to...
Matt Miller announces City of Heroes Loregasm 2015
Is there something about City of Heroes -- lore-related, mind you -- that you've always wanted to know? What was the deal with the...
Guild Chat: Guild size and its effect on cohesion
Welcome along to Guild Chat, my cozy corner of the internet in which we can discuss all things guilds, the place where we all...
One Shots: Every action movie cliché, ever
Everyone needs those epic action moments in MMOs from time to time when everything comes together to deliver a pulse-pounding experience. From the looks...