The walking dead stagger into RuneScape for a new battle royale-style survival mode
Staggering and shuffling their way into players' worst nightmares, zombies have infested the normally cheery arena of RuneScape and need a little pruning. That's...
EverQuest II’s summer panda NPC moves into the game for good
With time running out to finish a series of seasonal quests, some EverQuest II players were fretting that they wouldn't be able to finish...
Star Trek Online adds Kobayashi Maru event with anniversary gifts
It may be the "no-win scenario," but Star Trek's Kobayashi Maru has a lot to teach captains about enduring in the face of failure. Inspired...
Jagex disqualifies botfarming winner of $20K Old School RuneScape tourney
Last weekend, Jagex held its annual RuneFest event in London, where the studio demoed its mobile edition and teased plenty of upcoming content for both...
Diablo III will get absolutely no announcements at this year’s BlizzCon
Blizzard really cares about the Diablo III fanbase and the overall Diablo franchise. So what if it gets less attention than other franchises? So...
Tree of Life raises a beer to a party ghost
To beer, the cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems! This ancient proverb is the current maxim of Tree of Life, which...
LawBreakers hosts free-to-play event this weekend
By most accounts, LawBreakers is having a rough go at breaking into the shooter market, with even CliffyB admitting last week that his studio...
The MMO Book Club votes between Guild Wars 2, Secret World Legends, DCUO, EverQuest, RuneScape, ArcheAge, and WoW
Hey, remember the MMO Book Club? That's the Reddit-and-Discord group that allows members to vote on a game to play, then organizes a guild...
RuneScape’s RuneFest features mobile clients, 2018 content plans (including the bank rework)
At this weekend's RuneFest event in London, Jagex homed in on RuneScape's promised mobile client and its upcoming content.
First, let's tackle mobile. Fans in...
The MOP Up: Monster Hunter World’s Tokyo reveals (September 24, 2017)
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...
Happy birthday to Fallen Earth, Aion, World of Warships, and Warhammer Online
This particular part of September is loaded with MMORPG and MMO birthdays. In addition to ArcheAge, whose corgipocalypse we've been covering already, and Ultima...
PSA: ArcheAge triples all the things this weekend
As the ArcheAge population resettles following the massive server merges earlier this month, Trion Worlds has prepared a balm to help sooth any jangled...
WoW’s Running of the Gnomes, BlizzCon’s virtual tickets, and patch 7.3.2 story spoilers
Did you drop $40 on a virtual ticket for BlizzCon 2017? You won't have to wait until the convention starts in November to enjoy...
World of Warcraft’s Bloodsail pirates are throwing a beach party for Talk Like A Pirate Day
Arrrr and assorted other pirate cliches. Yes, it's Talk Like A Pirate Day, which means some MMOs are getting in on the fun. That...
AdventureQuest 3D survives Hurricane Irma, embraces Talk Like a Pirate Day
You're probably well aware that today is that holiest of geek holidays, Talk Like a Pirate Day. AdventureQuest 3D is certainly not ignoring it;...
PAX West 2017: ARK Survival Evolved on optimization, the Aberration expansion, and future development
This past summer, ARK: Survival Evolved finally officially launched, ending its stint as an early access game just three days before PAX West, then promptly announced...
The MOP Up: PlayerUnknown’s Battleground and the fog of war (September 17, 2017)
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...
PAX West 2017: A peek at PAX in pictures
With travel, hotel accommodations, and time off work, the logistics of attending your favorite convention doesn't always pan out. Heck, even when you get...
The Stream Team: Cuddling ArcheAge’s anniversary corgi
Massively OP's MJ might be really sad about losing all her houses, but there's one thing that can entice her right back into ArcheAge:...
World of Warcraft kicks off its Mythic Dungeon Invitational
Not all e-sports tournaments have to do with players beating on each other's faces, although to be fair, that seems like a vast majority...