Yearly Archives: 2016
The Stream Team: Giving gifts while looking at Landmark’s holiday island
One of the favorite things for Massively OP's MJ to do in Landmark is to tour around and see the many amazing creations. And...
Leaderboard: What was the best MMO /popcorn drama of the year?
Over the weekend, we doled out our award for the best popcorn MMO -- a jump-in, jump-out game that works as a snack. A...
Wisdom of Nym: The Final Fantasy XIV Tokyo Fan Festival in review
Ah, that moment when something is revealed that everyone already knows about. There was no real ambiguity about what the first new job was...
ArcheAge kicks off Revelation launch compensation package
Today we finally learned what's powering the ArcheAge fresh start servers.
Oh, poor ArcheAge. I apologize for my cheap shot. Merry Christmas.
Senior Community Manager Seraphina...
Massively OP’s Best of 2016 Awards: Best MMORPG Trend of 2016
Massively Overpowered's end-of-the-year 2016 awards continue today with our award for Best MMORPG Trend of 2016, which was awarded to the staggering resurgence of MMORPG expansions...
Standing Stone Games tells the story of its name and logo
Kind of curious about why Turbine's ex-developers formed their new indie studio with the name Standing Stone Games? And what is up with that...
Here’s why Star Citizen is using Lumberyard – and why CIG waited to tell us
Just before the holiday weekend, Cloud Imperium announced that both Star Citizen and Squadron 42 are using Lumberyard, Amazon’s robust game engine, and in...
Trion Worlds’ Scapes jumps over to Bethsoft
One of the more prominent faces of Trion Worlds has been traded over to the team at Bethesda.
Evan Berman, more commonly known as "Scapes"...
Fans start a Save Asheron’s Call campaign
The writing is on the wall for Asheron's Call -- or is it? Some fans are hoping that it's not too late to change...
The Daily Grind: Have MMOs ever helped you through a dark time?
Today's Daily Grind is inspired by two people: MySecretID, who sent along a link to an Extra Credits video about a gamer whose devastating...
MMO Week in Review: All I want for Christmas is the perfect MMORPG (December 25, 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!
Happy...
MMO Year in Review: WoW’s legacy server snarl (April 2016)
This year, we’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we...
The MOP Up: Christmas in a warzone (December 25, 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...
Massively OP’s 2016 Blooper Awards: Developer With the Most MOP Comments
Massively OP's end-of-the-year awards continue today with our blooper award for Developer With the Most MOP Comments, as proposed by commenter BryanCo. And the winner is...
Mark...
Massively OP’s Best of 2016 Awards: Best MMORPG Holiday Event of 2016
Massively Overpowered's end-of-the-year 2016 awards continue today with our award for the MMORPG with the Best Holiday Event of 2016, which is yet another new award for...
One Shots: I make this look good
Back in high school, I thought it was the epitome of cool to wear reflective aviator shades and a jean jacket. Alas, I could...
The Daily Grind: What did you get this year?
You know, people, today is a holiday. I am writing this days in advance, because on the morning you're reading this, I will be...
Make My MMO: Shards Online’s January alpha, Star Citizen’s Star Marine (December 24, 2016)
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Shards Online announced it'll kick off its alpha early in the new year, on January 13th. "Based on the...
MMO Year in Review: EverQuest Never (March 2016)
This year, we’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we...
Jukebox Heroes: MMO music for the holidays
I absolutely adore Christmas music -- in moderation and in season. I keep to strict personal rules not to listen to it before Black...
