Smed plans Indiegogo, Twitch stream for pixel-art OARPG Hero’s Song
Back in January, former SOE/Daybreak boss John Smedley revealed the details of his new company, Pixelmage Games, and its first title, a PvE-focused, sandboxy,...
Tree of Life turns PvP into a factionalized affair
If you're not a fan of open PvP, you'll probably be quite happy that Tree of Life has waved farewell to open PvP as...
World of Fishing angles for new players with today’s Steam F2P launch
World of Fishing is live on Steam today as a free-to-play MMO. (There's optional DLC for sale at just over 7 bucks right now.)...
Revelation Online’s Ever, Jane sensibilities
MMORPG import Revelation Online is taking appearances seriously. "Revelation Online offers a complete character creation system," explains My.com in a fresh dev blog out...
Shroud of the Avatar’s release 33, Richard Garriott’s AMA and new book
The final wipe is receding into the horizon for Shroud of the Avatar, but the game is hardly finished patching and adding in big...
PAX West: West of Loathing makes a punny western with surprising depth
If you've ever taken the time to sit down with the long-running Kingdom of Loathing, you know well that the developers of that game...
Divergence Online returns to Indiegogo to raise funds for the ‘mechapocalypse’
Star Wars Galaxies-inspired indie MMORPG Divergence Online is back with another crowdfunding campaign. If we've done our math right, this'll make the game's fourth...
Wildcard on why its selling ARK: Survival Evolved DLC while still in early access
Over the weekend, ARK: Survival Evolved fans and a Studio Wildcard developer clashed when, in response to player complaints that Wildcard will charge for...
An Aura Kingdom mobile spin-off is in the works
Twin Saga developer X-Legend Entertainment is reportedly working on a mobile spin-off of Aura Kingdom.
It doesn't sound as though Aura Kingdom Mobile is an...
Star Citizens quibble over Squadron 42’s release date
A German games journalist whose Gamescom video report on Star Citizen and Squadron 42 was picked up by an English-speaking outlet has clarified his...
ARK: Survival Evolved dev apologizes for saying expansion critics are ‘too cheap to pony up $20’
If you were one of the folks who were surprised that ARK: Survival Evolved's Studio Wildcard would charge for the Scorched Earth expansion DLC...
The MOP Up: Revelation Online’s fashion show (September 4, 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...
RuneScape: Idle Adventures launches on Steam early access
Announced back in February and originally planned to debut last spring, RuneScape: Idle Adventures has finally landed in Steam early access for PC players....
Make My MMO: Dual Universe’s Kickstarter, ECO’s PAX trailer, and Hero’s Song’s ladies (September 3, 2016)
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, sci-fi sandbox Dual Universe is making the final preparations for its Kickstarter, which launches this coming Wednesday. "For...
MU Legends’ global closed beta begins this fall
Webzen announced this morning that it's kicking off the global closed beta for MU Legend this fall, to be followed by a second global...
Sea of Thieves podcast talks about Gamescom and community questions
The wise sailor knows that a salty pirate is nothing if not long-winded, especially if you provide enough grog. So for the second episode...
Betawatch: WoW Legion launches (September 2, 2016)
Boy, it feels like we've been waiting for this for a whole year, doesn't it? World of Warcraft: Legion launched this past week, putting...
Pirates, Bards, and Astrologers abound in Lost Ark
One thing is for sure with Lost Ark: You are not going to find yourself constrained and bored with a paltry handful of class...
Shroud of the Avatar refines Release 33, works on stability
Shroud of the Avatar's last content update, Release 33, came out last week, but the team hasn't been satisfied with a one-and-done approach to...
The Exiled puts forth its plans for dealing with feedback
The last few weeks for The Exiled (the game formerly known as Das Tal) have provided the developers with a lot of feedback. Plenty of...
