Yearly Archives: 2016
Moonlight Blade’s Romantic Destiny update is live
You'd be forgiven if you missed last week's Moonlight Blade update; after all, it's currently in open beta only in China, with nary an...
See some of RIFT: Starfall Prophecy’s new housing decor on display
Hope you are ready for the avalanche: This is a pretty big week for MMORPG expansions, including RIFT: Starfall Prophecy's release on Wednesday, November...
Diablo III’s anniversary patch is available for testing
Looking forward to making Diablo III feel like the original Diablo for just a little while? The game's most recent patch has hit the...
Lineage Eternal shows off its spectacular closed beta trailer
Lineage Eternal is on the verge of kicking off its Korean closed beta test, and when there's a test, there's almost always a trailer....
Champions Online introduces a new archetype: The Witch
Seven-year-old Champions Online has a reputation for being a neglected MMORPG, but it's actually had several updates in 2016, including Teleios Lair and Shadow of...
World of Warcraft’s post-BlizzCon debrief
It's safe to say that Ion Hazzikostas has emerged as the face of World of Warcraft's development team, particularly following his rundown of all...
The Daily Grind: How much do ‘day one’ sales numbers matter to MMORPGs?
GamesIndustry.biz has an intriguing piece out this week on the industry's obsession with "day one" and "week one" -- that period AAA game studios...
MMO Week in Review: Black Desert’s big merge (November 13, 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!
Kakao can...
EVE Evolved: Three essential tips for new alpha clone players
EVE Online's Ascension expansion goes live in just two days on Tuesday November 15th, introducing the new free-to-play alpha clone state and completely overhauling...
The MOP Up: Gunjack 2 gets a launch date (November 13, 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...
Guns of Icarus Alliance is now in beta
There's nothing quite like flying through the air in a steampunk airship, unless you're also blowing other steampunk airships out of the sky. Guns...
Leaderboard: What made you quit your last MMORPG?
As the subscription MMORPG continues to dwindle and be replaced by free-to-play games (where players come and go without notice) and buy-to-play games (which...
MapleStory 2 is seeking a production manager
A healthy indicator that MapleStory 2 is still happening and coming to the west is that Nexon America is seeking a production manager for...
One Shots: A lovely holiday
If you were a dragon, what kind of dragon would you be? Perhaps you'd go traditional, with the whole "giant world-devourer" aspect. Maybe you'd...
The Daily Grind: What MMO do you see yourself playing in half a year?
The future is an undiscovered country. We can make guesses and predictions, but we never know just how things are going to shake out....
Make My MMO: Hero’s Song’s early access, Ascent’s presidency (November 12, 2016)
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Hero's Song launched into early access on Steam, allowing anyone with 20 bucks into the alpha test phase....
Sit down for an hour with the LOTRO devs
There doesn't need to be a major release on the horizon to create an excuse to interview MMO devs, are we right? The crew...
Get an explosive look at ARK’s new Tek Tier
As if gigantic dinosaurs with razor teeth weren't dangerous enough, soon ARK: Survival Evolved will have jet packs, armor with super speed (that can...
Leaderboard: How would you rate BlizzCon 2016?
During this past week's podcast, Justin, Eliot, and I debated the overall tenor of BlizzCon 2016 -- and found it more or less lacking....
The Game Archaeologist: Mark Jacobs on Mythic’s early online games, part 1
When you bring up the name "Mythic Entertainment," chances are that most gamers are going to immediately think of the studio's two major MMOs,...
