Yearly Archives: 2016
Hardcore sci-fi sandbox Divergence Online preps for Steam early access launch
Sci-fi sandbox Divergence Online is on the way to Steam's early access program -- at least, it will be when someone at Valve wakes...
Escape from Tarkov starts taking preorders
Gear up, mercenaries: Escape from Tarkov has started taking preorders for four different game packages, even though the title hasn't gone into testing yet. The...
Shroud of the Avatar previews the towns of Resolute and Aerie
The new year is here, and it brings with it the promise of more content and options in Shroud of the Avatar. Not in...
The Daily Grind: Is two-faction PvP ideal for MMORPGs?
Be they sandbox or themeparks, plenty of MMORPGs have hopped on the two-faction PvP bandwagon. A player rolls up on the red side or blue side at character...
MMO Week in Review: What to expect from Black Desert (January 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!
This...
Valiance Online tests new client-to-server architecture, previews new website
Crime never sleeps and superhero MMOs never take a holiday from patching. Valiance Online has been hard at work whipping up a couple of new...
The Underground is a cute 2-D sandbox
"Do anything, craft anything, be anything."
That's the promise of The Underground, a 2-D MMO that harkens back to an earlier era of online game...
How to abuse Blade and Soul’s character creator for evil and amusement
There are two types of MMO gamers when it comes to character creation. The first group attempts to craft a character that looks terrific...
Guild Chat: Can MMO progression-seeking become ‘bullying’?
Pull up a chair, help yourself to a leftover mince pie, and make yourself comfortable for another edition of Guild Chat, the place in...
Subdivision names its streets after World of Warcraft
How would you World of Warcraft fans like to live on Ashenvale Way in real life? What about moving into a house on Stormwind...
One Shots: Every shot is awesome!
Today's headlining picture is another debut for One Shots: Funcom's LEGO Minifigures Online. I don't know many people outside of MOP who have even...
The Daily Grind: Who’s your favorite MMO antagonist?
One of the things I liked about Star Wars: The Old Republic right from its launch is that it gave players plenty of antagonists...
Make My MMO: Crowfall’s big reveal (January 2, 2016)
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, crowdfunding is dead. Just kidding. But a whole lot of you said you're not planning on Kickstarting anything...
Armored Warfare producer shares plans for the game in 2016
The most recent letter from Armored Warfare's producer specifies that the game is still one with great potential. It's not a negative letter by...
MMORPG science in 2015
Better not scoff at academic research: From Superdata to in-house economists, from feminist theory to Bartle, and from education applications to NASA mapping, science is...
City of Titans gives a glimpse of its character creator, hints at 2016 testing
City of Titans doesn't seem to mind that some of its demo videos came to light over the past month, although the studio said that...
Leaderboard: The best new Not So Massively game of 2015
A few weeks ago, we asked you to vote on the best new MMO of 2015. Some of you were outraged at the inclusion...
LOTRO Legendarium: Looking back and forwards with LOTRO
I think it is safe to say without any malice whatsoever that Lord of the Rings Online has firmly entered its autumn years.
Everything about...
Skyforge examines the lore of Darnic Village
If you were asked to list the most obviously important places in Skyforge from a lore standpoint, Darnic Village wouldn't be on that list....
WRUP: Recidivist edition
I was clean. I had been clean for a very long time. Considering my general feelings toward Star Wars as a whole and the...
