Yearly Archives: 2016
Massively OP’s Best of 2016 Awards: Biggest MMORPG Disappointment of 2016
Massively Overpowered's end-of-the-year 2016 awards continue today with our award for the Biggest MMORPG Disappointment of 2016, which was awarded in 2015 to World of Warcraft's...
World of Warcraft announces the dates for its upcoming micro-holidays
Holiday events in MMORPGs are nothing new, but World of Warcraft's upcoming micro-holidays are a little bit different. These aren't extended holidays meant to...
Project Gorgon ends Indiegogo campaign slightly shy of its $20K goal
After a solid run, Project Gorgon has closed out its Indiegogo campaign just shy of its $20,000 goal.
The fantasy MMO designed by Asheron's Call...
ArcheAge suffers continuing server issues, rolls out Winter Maiden festival
Another day, another update to the ArcheAge mess -- anyone with me in just feeling really sorry for Trion having to deal with this...
Standing Stone says LOTRO license renewal is a ‘non-issue’
One gets the feeling that the Lord of the Rings Online devs are more than a little tired of hearing questions concerning the IP...
The Daily Grind: Do you do in-game gift exchanges in MMOs?
Well, the winter holidays are just about here, and that means giving the fit of games. Also, gifts that aren't games. Some gifts that...
PSA: The Secret World is on sale for 75% off
Big discounts are nice. They're especially nice when you're talking about buy-to-play games, since that means you can get the game at a discount...
WildStar triggers an all-weekend double XPmas
WildStar may choose to call its double XP weekend event an X-Plosion, but considering the timing of this particular weekend, we prefer to label...
Battle Bards Episode 88: Revelation Online
The new hotness on the MMO scene is Revelation Online, the Chinese import that has gamers abuzz with its flashy graphics and rounded theme...
Dark Age of Camelot gives players many presents for the Midwinter Festival
Don't worry, folks, Dark Age of Camelot is here with its Midwinter Festival, and it knows about the real spirit of the holidays: Getting...
Neverwinter adds more dungeon loot – and the space to store it
Here's something to look forward to in 2017: Neverwinter is preparing an overhaul of its dungeons that includes a whole lot more loot.
"I can...
Riders of Icarus challenges you to round up its reindeer
Are we... are we done with winter holidays in MMOs yet? Can we talk about something else now? No? Oh. Very well. What's next?...
Pick up a key for Cloud Pirates’ third closed beta and jump in right now
Dirigibles! Explosions! Christmas! One of these things just doesn't fit in here! Yep, it's time for another round of Cloud Pirates closed beta right through the...
Trove lights up Snowfest, lets players design minigames
Where are you spending your winter holidays? Trove is making a compelling case that you should hunker down in its pixelated, voxelated world for...
League of Legends, Dungeon Fighter Online top digital sales charts for November
The latest edition of Superdata's digital games market research is out for November 2016, and while there are no great surprises here, it's always...
Four-year-old War Thunder launches out of open beta
I know what you're thinking -- didn't War Thunder launch, like, four years ago? I know we just sang happy birthday back in October. Welcome...
The Stream Team: There’s a new emperor in SWTOR town
What's done is done. And there's no going back. Massively OP's Larry is helping guide MJ's Chiss Agent through the first chapters of SWTOR's...
Multiplayer sci-fi sandbox Hellion demos survival gameplay ahead of January early access
Back in November, we reported on the rollout of Hellion, a PvP-centric multiplayer sci-fi survival sandbox aiming for a Jaunary early access launch. Today,...
Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR’s 2016 Report Card
It's that time of year again where we reflect on the year gone by and consider Star Wars: The Old Republic as a whole....
Valiance Online clarifies alpha and Steam launch plans
Back in October, Valiance Online announced that it was superjumping onward from pre-alpha to alpha and revealed that it'll use a free-to-play model, or...
