Yearly Archives: 2016
Allods Online confronts the Architects in its Blazing Skies update
The final showdown with the mysterious Architects and their Star Gates is at hand. Yesterday, Allods Online flipped the switch to activate its Blazing...
Skyforge revamps its divine specialization system
If you ever found Skyforge's divine specialization system to be unwieldy or difficult to understand, you should probably give it a look now that...
The Infinite Black plans jump from mobile to Steam
If you've ever perused lists or searches of MMOs on mobile platforms, you might have run across a sci-fi title with the intriguing name...
The Stream Team: Landmark’s Halloween Island
Decorating is half (or more) of the fun of Halloween, and Landmark gives folks the opportunity to let their decorating imaginations go wild! There's...
Elder Scrolls Online patches in One Tamriel on console this week
If you're in the 60-odd percent of players who play The Elder Scrolls Online on console, this is your week: One Tamriel arrives for...
Fan project remasters the original Guild Wars Prophecies trailer
The Guild Wars franchise has been known for terrific art style and some rather cinematic cutscenes over the years, dating all of the way...
Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival: Reactions to Stormblood
Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood ought to have be the least interesting announcement possible. It was heavily teased before it actually happened, and we knew that...
Lord of the Rings Online slightly delays Update 19, and here are four ways to pass the time
While Lord of the Rings Online's Update 19 was originally scheduled to be released today, Turbine made the decision to delay it while the...
David Brevik rebuts rumor that he’s working on the Diablo franchise
Over the weekend, we speculated about the rumored possibility that Blizzard might announce Diablo 4 at next month's BlizzCon (or possibly even a Diablo...
Autumn returns to Shroud of the Avatar, plus a look at a player-run town
Autumn has returned to Shroud of the Avatar in the form of Harvest, a Novia region being rebuilt with a more "agrarian theme" for...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival in review
Being at the Final Fantasy XIV fan festival was interesting for me on several levels because I wasn't just there to have fun, I...
Riders of Icarus loses its head over Halloween
Even though its "new kid" status would totally excuse Riders of Icarus from the pressure of putting out a Halloween update this year, the...
Gigantic preps closed beta weekend
While it's been quiet over the past few months, Gigantic is coming out of its shell for this weekend's closed beta test. The MOBA has plans...
Video game voice actors to strike on October 21st
Voice acting, increasingly, is a big part of MMOs; while Star Wars: The Old Republic puts it forth as a core feature, games like...
Black Desert promises compensation for botched attendance rewards
When you're running a special promotion to get players to log in to your game, the last thing you'd want is for the game...
The Daily Grind: How much information should accompany an expansion announcement for an MMO?
It goes without saying that I am happy about Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood. But I am also kind of annoyed that the expansion's announcement...
MMO Week in Review: Final Fantasy XIV’s next expansion (October 16, 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!
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EVE Evolved: Controversy over gambling bans and charities
It's been a crazy, drama-filled week in EVE Online, starting with a controversial change to the EULA that will ban all gambling sites using in-game currency or assets...
The MOP Up: Aima gets a death sentence (October 16, 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...
WoW announces $20,000 prize pool for ‘Great Collegiate Dungeon Race’
There's gotta be a few folks left still making the age-old mistake of playing MMORPGs while trying to get through college, right? Blizzard is...