Final Fantasy XI launches its July update and starts a nostalgic campaign
The latest update for Final Fantasy XI has arrived, and it brings with it what players have no doubt come to expect from the...
GTAV OpenIV modding continues, but Rockstar’s barred the Liberty City module
The Rockstar modding fiasco still isn't over.
Back in June, Rockstar and TakeTwo began sending takedowns to the operators of modding tools of varying skeeviness,...
Perfect Ten: MMOs in limbo
The one thing that I thought we could all count on forever was that the MMO life cycle was pretty easy to understand. A...
The Daily Grind: How often should MMOs release new classes?
Some MMOs seem to have no problem with tossing in new classes like candy, while others might see an addition roughly every time Halley's...
Star Wars: The Old Republic explains the changes coming to Engineer and Saboteur
Engineer Snipers and Saboteur Gunslingers are getting tuned down a bit in the next major patch for Star Wars: The Old Republic. The official...
Global Chat: Want to see a Magic trick?
So what does the blogging community think of the first IP-related new MMORPG to be announced in years in Magic: The Gathering? It's a little...
Final Fantasy XIV opens up the normal version of Omega
The launch of a new expansion for Final Fantasy XIV means that new endgame content is always slightly delayed, giving players a chance to...
RuneScape is on the Switch (using the Rainway app)
If you're one of the small army of people wondering when you can play your favorite MMOs on the Nintendo Switch for some reason,...
Black Desert has no plans for localized China-only content
Chinese players will be able to enjoy a localized version of Black Desert courtesy of Snail Games, but according a recent interview with developers...
Phantasy Star Online 2 unveils its Hero class this month — and here’s how you can play it
Phantasy Star Online 2's most advanced class to date is getting ready to break into the scene later this month. On July 26th, the...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood’s story and the lack of MacGuffins
I think I was about halfway through the Stormblood story when I noticed that it was avoiding more or less every single bit of...
Elder Scrolls Online is granting a free sub benefits trial event starting Wednesday
If you're bored on July 4th when the US is busy eating hot dogs and blowing off fingers, welp, I can't help you there....
Guild Chat: The fairest way to govern guilds
Welcome along to Guild Chat, the column through which I get together with the Massively Overpowered readership to help one reader in need solve...
One Shots: Moonglow
I don't say it enough: I am truly impressed by how our readership manage to bring out the beauty in MMORPGs through their screenshots....
The Daily Grind: If you could reboot any currently operating MMO, which one would you pick?
It probably won't surprise you to know that we spend a lot of time in work chat behind the scenes of Massively Overpowered discussing...
Camelot Unchained: Explosions, music, and death to getting one-shotted
Camelot Unchained's Mark Jacobs helms this week's studio update, with a peek into the team's progress on shadows, archery and combat animations, siege engines,...
WRUP: Items observed in this week’s recycling edition
A 1985 edition of a travel guide to Sweden. Seven broken glass bottles with the words "Sammy sux" written on them in permanent marker....
The Daily Grind: Which MMO does stealth the best?
While I have dabbled in the stealthy arts in MMORPGs, usually I choose to be a lot more straight-forward when it comes to hostile...
Pokemon Go: The Milwaukee lawsuit, rare Pikachu, and the gym reporting problem
It's been almost a year now since non-expat Americans were able to play Niantic's Pokemon Go. While we're naturally seeing birthday rumors, the game's unique...
Massively Overthinking: Do MMORPGs aspire to pro-social mechanics?
Massively OP reader and Patron Avaera has a thoughtful question for the team and readers this week. "I wish more virtual world games thought deeply...
