Events

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This. They're this.

Ultima Online is planning a real-world birthday bash in September

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Wanna feel really old? Ultima Online is turning 20 this year. Another year and it can legally drink! Broadsword is throwing a real-world party for...

The MOP Up: Wakfu hikes up a mountain (March 12, 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...
New content rarely has videos.

PAX East 2017: Final Fantasy XIV’s Q&A panel

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At the time of this writing, there's just over a hundred days until Stormblood launches, expanding the world of Final Fantasy XIV for the...
Consolation.

PAX East 2017: En Masse tells us all about TERA’s console port

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Putting TERA on consoles seems like it's the most obvious combination of games and platforms ever conceived. Even more than Super Mario Bros. and...
Iconic or no, I just don't care.

PAX East 2017: Naoki Yoshida on Final Fantasy XIV’s new jobs, old jobs, and future patches

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It would be fair to say that Final Fantasy XIV fans treat Naoki Yoshida like a rock star, and he carries himself like one:...

EVE Online players lead $14,000 massacre in a busy trade hub

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It's said that you're never truly safe in EVE Online unless you're docked or logged off, and sometimes not even then. If someone wants you...

Shroud of the Avatar raised $142,000 in crowdfunds yesterday

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If you've been following Shroud of the Avatar a while, you know that Portalarium periodically puts on wild telethons for its Twitch viewers, streaming...

World of Warcraft expands its arena world championship series

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World of Warcraft is cranking back up its Arena World Championship series for another run -- and this year it looks to be bigger...
birb are the wirb

The Daily Grind: What MMO news are you hoping for from PAX East?

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It's that time of year again when I go shipping up to Boston, because I live the closest and thus must continue to cover...

Aion gets enchantment fever, orders Patch 5.3 to bed rest for a few extra days

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It's always best to get the bad news out of the way first, rip that bandage off and all that. So here it is:...

Dungeon Fighter Online brings out male mages for its second anniversary

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Believe it or not, one of the most popular MMORPGs in the world right now is actually Dungeon Fighter Online. The anime title boasts a...
This is fine.

PAX East 2017: Chronicles of Elyria teases its PAX demo

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Chronicles of Elyria's devs recently streamed a "speed-run" version of their planned PAX East demo for players. But we think that to really get...

TERA flips on the switch to its ‘crazy’ test server, renames the Paragon to Valkyrie

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What could the nutty minds behind TERA be cooking up in their kitchens? Find out for yourself, as the team has opened up a...
We're throwing this party real low-key, right?

The Elder Scrolls Online is celebrating the Thieves Guild anniversary (discreetly)

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Throwing a party for a guild of thieves generally seems like poor planning for the thieves. So while The Elder Scrolls Online is throwing...
You know what you are, you're gonna be a star.

World of Warcraft tests dino madness, has its very first Mists of Pandaria timewalking event

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Do you believe in coincidences? How about meticulously planned cross-media marketing synergies? Either way, prepare to have your mind oh-so-slightly blown as World of...
And now we're all friends yay

Defiance prepares for its Armistice Day celebration

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In Defiance lore, Armistice Day is a pretty big deal. It's not just an excuse for a holiday; it's the end of the Pale...
Like this, but with slightly better lines, hopefully.

Star Trek Online goes once more unto the Breach queue

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A special version of Star Trek Online's Breach queue is now hailing captains to adventure. Cryptic brought back its five-player instanced Breach for a "faster-paced, action-packed"...
A very short marathon.

LawBreakers plans closed beta weekend in March

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Hey, remember LawBreakers? The Nexon-produced, CliffyB-designed online shooter that went semi-dormant last summer following alpha with plans to retool itself before beta? We already...

The MOP Up: MMOs make math fun (March 5, 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...

Pokemon Go: Japan’s snorlax event, gyms, PvP, and trading

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Despite what I may think, Niantic is still calling Pokemon GO an MMO at GDC 2017. Senior Product Manager Tatsuo Nomura referred to it as one...