Yearly Archives: 2016
Here’s where ArcheAge: Revelation and the fresh start servers – yes, plural – stand right now
Trion's plan made sense: bring the ArcheAge servers up on Saturday with Revelation and give the players plenty of time to get into the...
The Daily Grind: Should gamers be able to make money off MMORPGs?
Last week, newly unveiled MMORPG Ashes of Creation explained that one of its seemingly unique features: the chance to make money from the game...
MMO Week in Review: Your new cottage in Daggerfall (December 11, 2016)
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!
Elder...
Defiance promises players more content moving into 2017
If you like playing Defiance, we can't blame you for being just a little... on edge about the game. The whole "transmedia synergy" element...
The MOP Up: The worst Overwatch players ever (December 11, 2016)
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...
RIFT has a ‘mind-blowing’ housing update planned for Patch 4.1
If you'd rather be fiddling around with player housing in RIFT than out fighting in the field, you're our type of homebody. Also, you...
Trove launches on the PlayStation 4 this week
While Trion Worlds announced earlier this year that its sandbox Trove would be coming to consoles by the end of 2016, the studio demurred...
EVE Evolved: The Siege of M-0EE8, the new largest battle in gaming history
In the political sandbox of EVE Online, colossal player-run military coalitions frequently war over territorial conflicts, in revenge for past transgressions or just for...
One Shots: Shifty adorableness
I don't want any of us to be fooled by this picture. Shifty-eyed evil comes in many forms, the most deceptive of which is...
The Daily Grind: What ridiculously specific award would you give your favorite MMOs?
Folks, I don't mean to alarm you, but our 2016 award spectacular starts tomorrow. Really! I know all of the results already and everything....
ArcheAge’s North American Revelation launch has not gone to plan
You. Why are you awake? Oh right. ArcheAge.
While the European launch of ArcheAge's Revelation update and fresh start servers today appears to have gone off...
Make My MMO: Ashes of Creation aims for Kickstarter, Elite Dangeous aims for PS4 (December 10, 2016)
This week in MMO crowdfunding news -- or future crowdfunding news, as the case may be -- we learned all about Ashes of Creation,...
The Stream Team: Happy first birthday Devilian!
It happens only once in a game's life: that first anniversary! Yes, Devilian turns one year old today. Where on earth did the time...
Neos Land starts light pre-alpha testing
The doors have been opened -- albeit only a crack -- to admit the first few testers into Neos Land. NeoJac announced that last weekend...
How 2016 took Lord of the Rings Online to the gates of Mordor
As Lord of the Rings Online nears its impressive 10th birthday in April of next year, we see a game that's in many ways...
The Stream Team: Exploring ARK’s revamped ice cave
One of ARK's recent changes included a complete reworking of the island's cave systems. That means that all of the caves that Massively OP's...
Camelot Unchained to integrate Discord, including voice chat
Camelot Unchained has a powerful new ally in its fight against your personal boredom. Mark Jacobs revealed a partnership this week that should bode...
WRUP: Could a werewolf offer you savings like this edition
Pathetic mortal creatures with your moist flesh and sloughing skin! It is I, "Crazy" Kak-asha, of Kak-asha's Discount Goods Emporium, the store you continue...
The Daily Grind: What MMO gaming advice would you give to your younger self?
Hindsight truly makes us experts of everything past. Why couldn't we know the future back then? What fools we were not to develop our...
Activision brings Vicarious Visions in to work on Destiny
Some big things are happening with Destiny. We already knew that Destiny 2 was on its way, and there's the rumor that it's coming...
