Events

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Skyforge turns alien plants into assault gliders

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Who said science can't be profitable? Skyforge is calling all players to descend from their godly pantheons to engage in a little botony for...
Shoot at me bro.

Massively Overthinking: The best MMOs and multiplayers of E3 2017

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E3 is drawing to a close, with its reveals over and done with -- all that's left is processing our interviews and hands-on pieces....

LOTRO players uncover secret anniversary quest

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While Lord of the Rings Online's anniversary began back in April, it is only now coming to completion with this week's addition of the...
Everything's cool out here. Like, emotionally.

RIFT doubles loyalty points on store purchases

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Been saving up your nickels and dimes for trips to the malt shop and the penny candy counter? (Also, do you have some sort...
Missusbugs.

The ladybugs of Trove invade the game’s console versions

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The ladybugs looked so cute and unassuming in Trove that we never thought they would attack. When they struck, the terror was... well, not...

E3 2017: Hands-on with Splatoon 2’s Salmon Run

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At this year E3's, a lot of the big companies in gaming let journalists behind the scenes, rather than forcing us to spend hours of...
Cool.

E3 2017: Dauntless founder’s alpha begins August 18

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At E3 today, Phoenix Labs announced that Dauntless' founder's alpha will begin on August 18th, not coincidentally the same day the NDA drops and...

Black Desert introduces Kamasylve Tree event, improved player housing

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Today's Black Desert update boasts two headlining features. The first is the kick-off of the Growth of a Kamasylve Tree event, which runs to...

E3 2017: Absolver reveals fourth combat style, plans August 29 launch on PC and PS4

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We've kept an eye on multiplayer ARPG Absolver since its debut just before last year's E3, and it's back at the show again in...
Please don't disappoint everyone.

E3 2017: Capcom announces Monster Hunter World for consoles and PC

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First, the bad news: Monster Hunter World is not an MMO version of the long-running franchise. But it is a new installment bringing in...

Summer of SWTOR kicks off with the return of the Nar Shaddaa nightlife event

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The so-called "Summer of SWTOR" is officially underway now that BioWare has pushed out Game Update 5.2.2. It's not the biggest patch in the world,...
Personally I actually really enjoy DRK's kit this expansion, but it does lack the punchy utility of the other tank jobs.

E3 2017: Final Fantasy XIV hosts a Stormblood blood drive

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Blood will be spilled in Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood. That's almost a given. But blood gets spilled on a regular basis in the real...

E3 2017: Survival sandbox Ashen boasts ‘passive multiplayer’

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One of the indie highlights of this weekend's pre-E3 show was Ashen, a beautiful survival sandbox with a former Guild Wars 2 artist on board...
Those are not prongs.

Shroud of the Avatar puts the final touches on Libris Ruins, promotes SotA Con 2017

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One of the big additions to Shroud of the Avatar in this month's Release 43 will be Libris Ruins. Is it a little weird...
A trial.

Final Fantasy XIV: Trials of Bahamut kicks off on June 16

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The destruction wrought by Bahamut in Final Fantasy XIV still has an effect on the game, even though years have passed since the Calamity....

E3 2017: Hands-on with Star Wars Battlefront 2

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Electronic Arts' pre-E3 event, EA Play, this past weekend afforded us not only the chance to scope out the details of what's new with Star...

The MOP Up: EVE Valkyrie lowers its price point (June 11, 2017)

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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...

RIFT doubles all advancement this weekend

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It's hard to decide whether double XP weekends in MMOs are a blessing or a cruel prank. On one hand, hey, faster advancement and...
Weird dog.

Final Fantasy XI deploys its June update and starts a new login campaign

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Another version update has landed in Final Fantasy XI, but this one is actually relatively small. Yes, surprisingly enough, it's almost just a regular...

Defiance heats up summer with a new high-powered event

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We may be past the days of the almighty transmedia synergy, but Defiance is not ready to give up its penchant for world-changing events....