Yearly Archives: 2016
BlizzCon 2016: WoW’s Tomb of Sargeras and beyond to Argus
World of Warcraft's "What's Next" panel this evening more than made up for the game's lackluster mention during the BlizzCon opening ceremonies earlier in...
Betawatch: Revelation Online lands in closed beta (November 4, 2016)
After a week's delay, Revelation Online has arrived in closed beta. It even has a snazzy trailer to go along with it, which is...
BlizzCon 2016: World of Warcraft’s What’s Next liveblog
The future of World of Warcraft involves a lot of green fire. Of course, the present involves a lot of green fire, that's sort...
Guild Wars 2 preps fourth Tournament of Legends this weekend
In case you're bored by the multiple cameras BlizzCon is aiming at e-sports this weekend, maybe Guild Wars 2's e-sports during the same timeframe...
BlizzCon 2016: Play Heroes of the Storm for Overwatch loot
Part of Blizzard's cross-promotional pitch at this year's BlizzCon has been dubbed "The Nexus Challenge," and let's be honest: It is a plain attempt...
Gigantic offers a video spotlight on Tyto the Swift
There are only two kinds of people who would really try to have "the Swift" after their name: really quick people and really slow...
Paladins welcomes Sha Lin the archer for Open Beta 37
Open Beta 37 is imminent for Paladins, introducing a brand-new champion to the roster of playable characters. This would be Sha Lin, an "old-style...
BlizzCon 2016: Diablo III’s Necromancer class and classic Diablo experience
If you missed the BlizzCon liveblog (or fell asleep before the ending), you missed the best part and the biggest cheers: Blizzard announced big...
BlizzCon 2016: Hearthstone announces Gadgetzan expansion pack
If you've ever been to Gadgetzan in World of Warcraft, you might not have walked away with an impression that you had just visited...
EverQuest II has a 12th anniversary mount waiting for you
The Heroes' Festival has returned to the lands of Norrath, and for this year's celebration, the EverQuest II team has something truly special in...
BlizzCon 2016: You’ll never see Overwatch’s Sombra coming
It's time to get past the faux-surprise over Sombra's official announcement at BlizzCon to start getting prepped for her arrival. The newest Overwatch hero will take...
Cheers to the MMORPG studios supporting Extra Life this weekend
Extra Life is kicking off this weekend! The charity group has been organizing game developers and players alike in an annual gaming marathon for...
BlizzCon 2016: Opening ceremony liveblog
Here we go again, one and all: It's time for Massively Overpowered's BlizzCon 2016 liveblogs! It's a time-honored tradition, by which I mean to...
Warframe reprises popular quest in time for this month’s big update
Did you miss out on playing Warframe's popular Second Dream quest series back in the day? Either way, you have a chance to experience an...
Gloria Victis outlines animation, character, rep, and settlement plans for November
This week's Gloria Victis patch tweaks crafting material merchants, server performance, combat, and the interface, but the more intriguing announcement from Black Eye Games...
The Endless Forest devs seek funds for a remake
Back in 2006, one of the strangest MMORPG-slash-screensavers ever made was released and then promptly ignored by the mainstream. The Endless Forest, "a whimsical multiplayer...
WoW Factor: BlizzCon betting odds
My original plan this week was to talk a little bit about patch 7.1, but two things have made that less than possible. The...
See Crowfall’s Guinecean Duelist in action
Can an overgrown guinea pig truly be a threat on a battlefield that includes minotaurs and hulking warriors? Crowfall wants to make the case for...
Buy a Massively OP ‘MoCree’ Overwatch parody tee in honor of BlizzCon
If Massively Overpowered's Mo and the Sword & Bored comic crew went to BlizzCon, whom would they cosplay? "Over"watch characters, of course.
Introducing the official...
Wasteland 3 concludes wildly successful crowdfunding campaign
It is a very good week for InXile Entertainment indeed: The indie studio raked in $3.12 million toward Wasteland 3, concluding a very successful...