Yearly Archives: 2016
The Stream Team: SMITE’s charity challenge finale
This is it: It's do or die time for MassivelyOP's MJ and the MOP team. SMITE's charity challenge ends tonight, and the MJ hopes...
Hyper Universe is a bizarre side-scrolling MOBA infused with pop culture icons
Think you've seen everything that the MOBA space has to offer? Nexon might like to differ, as it's whipping up a strange and potentially thrilling...
The Witching Hour Halloween events return to DC Universe Online
While it's been Halloween in the stores for at least two months already, the holiday festivities are just getting started in MMORPGs now that...
Rumor: Possible Guild Wars 2 leak teases future content destination
An image that may show a map where Guild Wars 2 players might be headed in a future update for the game has been...
Shroud of the Avatar outlines its plans for the rest of 2016
Following the rollout of Shroud of the Avatar's Release 34, the team took a breather to lay out its plans for the remainder of the...
ARK: Survival Evolved to get mounted combat with weapons in v248
Technically, ARK: Survival Evolved already has mounted combat. Except that it's only mount combat; only the dinosaur can attack. For players to participate in...
Neverwinter reveals the storyline for the upcoming Sea of Moving Ice
Last week, PWE announced a new update for Neverwinter, Sea of Moving Ice, that ties in with its Storm King's Thunder storyline. Senior Content...
The Stream Team: Atlas Reactor’s head start
Atlas Reactor launches tomorrow, but the head start is in full swing now. MassivelyOP's MJ is diving in to play a few matches before...
Thug life brawler SMASH+GRAB has launched into Steam early access
The last time I was all about that thug life was probably City of Heroes, whose bank robbery missions literally awarded experience for smashing...
Nonprofit group says Pokemon Go discourages suicides in Japan
Let's stop fussing over what Pokemon Go is being dragged into court over and focus on something it's apparently, if inadvertently, doing right: suicide...
Allods Online throws dual events for Psionicists and Elves
Some MMOs like to space out their events while others, such as Allods Online, have no problem layering them like delicious activity cake. Right...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV patch 3.4 in review
We're on the penultimate patch of the expansion (no, that's not official, but let's be real) and Final Fantasy XIV fans have had a...
Launch impressions of Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade, part one
In the grim darkness of the future, there is only war. That may be unfortunate for the inhabitants of the planet Arkhona and the...
Skyforge’s Ascension includes content adjusted for player gear
When October 19th rolls around, Skyforge is getting a truly epic ground-up revamp -- Ascension -- designed to introduce more casual-friendly gameplay to the...
Bless Online Russian closed beta begins October 25
Are you in Russia? If so, your English reading comprehension is really great if you're here browsing Massively OP! In any case, we have...
Guild Wars 2 devs on strange rocks, hatching eggs, and the making of Rising Flames
Now that Guild Wars 2 players have had an opportunity to play the Rising Flames update, they can learn a little more about the...
TERA’s Civil Unrest causes actual unrest when it fails to function
One of the big centerpiece features of TERA's most recent patch was the Civil Unrest event, with players teaming up to take on other...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPGs do you play to reduce stress?
If you follow gaming research at all, you've probably heard of Dr Jane McGonigal, a professor, gamer designer, author, and pro-gaming think tank researcher....
MMO Week in Review: Amazon still believes in MMORPGs (October 2, 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: What else is coming to EVE Online in November?
Recently I've been looking at how EVE Online will be affected by the introduction of free-to-play "alpha clone" accounts in its upcoming November expansion, but there's a...