Yearly Archives: 2016
Rockstar releases Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer
Earlier this week, Rockstar formally announced that it is working on Red Dead Redemption 2, due out fall of next year. "Developed by the...
The Nintendo Switch would like to be your new BFF
Nintendo has just released a first-look trailer for the Nintendo Switch, a new handheld gaming device for people so obsessed with gaming that they need a...
Hardcore sci-fi MMO Nebula Online leaves early access for launch in November
Back at the beginning of 2015, a plucky "old-school hardcore sci-fi" MMORPG called Nebula Online put forth a Kickstarter to build "the perfect MMO"...
Eternal Crusade greatly improves its user interface
The cleverly named Update 1.0.15c arrived in Eternal Crusade this week, helping to bolster the fledgling PvP title. Major attention was given to the...
AdventureQuest 3D launches open beta on mobile, Mac, and PC
The big day for AdventureQuest 3D has finally arrived with the game's transition into a persistent open beta state. While PC, Mac, and Android...
World of Warcraft beefs up PvP rewards with Patch 7.1
World of Warcraft's PvP game is getting a helping hand come next week's Patch 7.1. The devs said that they are trying to encourage...
The Daily Grind: What MMO do you think is more important than people realize?
Here at Massively Overpowered, we talk a lot about MMOs. (Shocking, I know.) Some of that means covering games that other people just plain...
The Stream Team: Hobbits invade Lord of the Rings Online’s haunted burrow
Why stick with haunted houses when you can have a haunted burrow? LOTRO's Halloween celebration includes dark and twisty tunnels that run beneath Bag...
Gigantic is taking a pretty chill approach to this weekend’s playtest
Starting tomorrow and carrying on through October 24th is Gigantic's next playtest, which will have a more casual and relaxed focus for those who...
Sea of Thieves will rope you in with its sound design
Sound design is one of those elements of video game production that you don't often consciously notice unless it's either missing, lackluster, or so...
The Stream Team: Celebrating Shade’s Eve in WildStar
Halloween season 2016 is getting in full swing, and that means that Shade's Eve is back in WildStar! Of course Massively OP's MJ can't...
Hi-Rez announces turn-based strategy battler SMITE Tactics
We hope Hi-Rez's tease of a new title announcement yesterday didn't get your hopes up because it's definitely not the Global Agenda 2 some...
Devilian’s Bloodstained Legacy patch bumps the level cap and adds Halloween
Trion Worlds has rolled out the 5.1 update for its ORPG clicker Devilian today. Dubbed Bloodstained Legacy, the patch lifts the level cap to...
Cloud Pirates sails into its first closed beta test, shows off ship classes
Who doesn't like a flying airship, particularly when its heavily armed and given license to slug it out with the other traffic on its...
Trion’s Scott Hartsman: The MMO market is ‘in very good health’
In a new interview on MCVUK this week, Trion Worlds CEO Scott Hartsman dishes on the state of the MMO industry and making inroads...
World of Warcraft welcomes back Hallow’s End
World of Warcraft: might be feverishly preparing for next week's Update 7.1, but that doesn't mean it can't enjoy a treat (or trick) in...
Anarchy Online says that it is coming to Steam ‘soon’
One of the oldest sci-fi MMORPGs looks like it will soon become one of the newest members of the Steam club. On the official...
WildStar challenges players to build spooky haunts
In addition to its in-game Halloween event, WildStar has a special challenge to home decorators this year: build the creepiest, coolest, and most photogenic...
Chronicles of Elyria discusses moving to production and its next stretch goal
Good news for the Chronicles of Elyria fans in the audience, as the game is officially moving on from pre-production to production very soon....
Hero’s Song on what to expect from next week’s backer alpha
John Smedley's enthusiasm for his indie MMOARPG Hero's Song hasn't faltered -- Pixelmage Games gets to keep the $94,231 raised through Indiegogo, after all,...
