Yearly Archives: 2016
Star Wars: The Old Republic launches Visions in the Dark with its latest update
Are you of the mind that Emperor Valkorion in Star Wars: The Old Republic is an enormous jerk, or are you more in the...
The Daily Grind: What’s the ‘deadest’ live MMORPG out there?
If you were all prepared to troll with a sunsetted game or say "anything by Daybreak or Trion or whatever studio that's popular to hate...
The Stream Team: Surviving a sneak peek into The Skies
What do Mondays and The Skies have in common? They both involve survival! The upcoming post-apocalyptic survival MMORPG is letting MassivelyOP's MJ in for...
Cower in fear before Worlds Adrift’s manta rays
Creatures that might look benign and even pettable in nature are almost invariably turned into player-eating monsters in MMOs. It just comes with the...
Grim Dawn teases free Hidden Path update
Multiplayer ARPG Grim Dawn has been teasing modding tools, but there's more on the way in the form of a free content update called...
Paladins’ Illusionist Ying creates explosive prisms of pain
Teased last week, Paladins' latest revealed character - illusionist Ying, the Blossom - got a full ability scope-out video over the weekend. Illusory Mirror shoots...
The Island is a small-scale co-op survival game
You know what I love about foreign video game press releases? They are very often free of bullshit. So it is with a PR...
WildStar’s Arcterra Q&A says Carbine is working on LFG queueing
Carbine has posted a video version of its WildStar Arcterra Q&A from Friday for those who missed it. Community Manager DD "Sunshine" Hollis and Game...
This is why Star Citizen has toilets everywhere
Last week, Star Citizen Lead Level Designer Michael Barclay ran a piece on Gamasutra discussing the conflict between sandboxes and cinematics. He argued that...
Heroes of the Storm previews Tracer’s mechanics
Cheers, Heroes of the Storm fans, the cavalry's nearly here. Tracer is dropping into the game for Overwatch pre-orders on April 19th, and a...
Matt Firor says Elder Scrolls Online’s ‘population is huge and thriving’
ZeniMax Online's Matt Firor has addressed The Elder Scrolls Online playerbase on the occasion of its second anniversary with a bundle of screenshots from his...
Devilian prepares spring event and readies megaserver hardware
Devilian has a lot brewing on its action-RPG stove, according to its April producer's letter. A spring event is almost here, and with the...
Wisdom of Nym: Where we’re heading in Final Fantasy XIV with patch 3.3 (and beyond)
I've made no real secret of the fact that I don't particularly like Final Fantasy XIV's live letters. Leaving aside the usual issues I...
Black Desert puts auto-path looping to player vote
Burke's Law: Never ask a question unless you already know the answer. That's a rule Daum hopefully knows already, else it might not have...
Survival MMORPG LUX seeks Kickstarter funding
Fancy a survival sandbox that has more MMORPG than multiplayer? Open-world, single-shard LUX might just be your game, and it's on Kickstarter hoping for...
Final Fantasy XI’s game director is leaving the title
The development of Final Fantasy XI is more about maintenance than completely new lands, but the person in charge of the game is still...
Twitch streamer hits 100 in World of Warcraft using only dance pads
Over the years, there have been several players who have created unique World of Warcraft leveling challenges for kicks and giggles. One New Zealander...
Overwatch’s second animated short features the assassin Widowmaker
Following Overwatch's first animated short featuring the superhero Winston comes a new movie that takes a look at the assassin Widowmaker.
The six-plus minute video...
The Daily Grind: What is the single worst element of MMORPG endgame?
I have ranted at length about how much I dislike the concept of MMORPG endgame. I don't like how it shapes eternal online games...
Week in Review: EVE’s World War Bee (April 3, 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!
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