Events

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Marvel Heroes adds playable Ultron, extends anniversary event through July 4 holiday

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Marvel Heroes's big patch today was meant to conclude the game's anniversary event, but Gazillion is extending the festivities through the 4th of July...

EVE Online drops new feature patch and Serpentis event

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Lo and behold, the galaxy shuddered with terror and awe when EVE Online unleashed Update 118.6 across the cosmos. Historians later said that the...
Captain McFly of the USS... oh, heck no, not going there.

Star Trek Online shows off the rewards for temporal captains in Agents of Yesterday

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So let's break this down very simply. There's a crisis in the future of Star Trek Online, which is leading agents further in the...

The Stream Team: SWTOR Dark vs. Light Event begins

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Star Wars: The Old Republic launched its Dark vs. Light event yesterday under a heavy umbrella of player controversy. Veteran players have taken to...
No one weekend should have all that power.

The Secret World preps fourth birthday festivities with double AP and Guardians of Gaia event

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Four years ago this month, Funcom released The Secret World into the wild. That calls for celebration! Indeed, Funcom is kicking off the festivities in-game...
Problems!

Find out how to make the most of Guild Wars 2’s Ley-Line event

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It's been a while since Guild Wars 2 shook hands with its old friend the Living Story, huh? Well, the good news is that...

The Civilized Gentlemen take home Guild Wars 2’s Pro League Season 2’s top prize

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This past weekend, ArenaNet crowded the champion of the ESL Guild Wars 2 Pro League Season 2 Finals the single-elimination tourney: Europe's The Civilized Gentlemen,...

ArcheAge activates a trio of summer events

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If you think about it for a bit, MMO adventurers have a pretty tough life. They're always on the front lines, always fighting, always...
Why don't you trust us?

SWTOR might raise server character slots to 50 for Dark vs. Light event

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If you've been following the Dark vs. Light event controversy in Star Wars: The Old Republic, you know that one point of contention is...

E3 2016: Chatting E3 demos and MMO research with Red Fox Insights’ Jake Parmley

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I'm wrapping up my on-site E3 coverage this year with a meeting more about the industry meta than about any one game. The interviewee? Jake Parmley...
Whoops! We forgot to clean up after this happened. Our bad!

Star Trek Online hosts another feature episode replay event

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There are a lot of stories in Star Trek Online. Sure, there are the big ongoing story arcs with the Undine, the Iconians, the...

The MOP Up: Ingress players show love for Orlando (June 26, 2016)

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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...

Marvel Heroes pulls out all of the stops in its third anniversary finale

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Hopefully you haven't missed out on Marvel Heroes' incredible third anniversary event that's been raging across the game all month. In addition to giving...

World of Warcraft devs want to bring more flavor to professions in Legion

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A new expansion is as good an excuse as any to stir the pot and make big changes to an MMO, since players are...

Gigantic plans June 30 stress test under PWE’s stewardship

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Gigantic hasn't had the best year, what with two rounds of layoffs, the loss of a community manager, and a major delay. The gorgeous...

The MMORPGs of the Steam 2016 ‘Summer Picnic Sale’

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Get out your wallets, my darlings, because the Steam sale has arrived, and it's hungry. Yes, everyone's favorite summer event for the most frugal gamers...

Star Wars: The Old Republic kicks off the Dark vs. Light Event

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The current expansion for Star Wars: The Old Republic has the Sith and the Jedi working together pretty closely, because it's either that or...
But with more swimsuited deities.

Skyforge kicks off a swimsuit design competition for players

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The Dipping Double. The Under-track. The Gasper. The Happy Fling in Late Winter. The Federal Sauce. These names and more can be used to...

Guild Wars 2’s World Championship e-sports tourney will feature $200K prize pool

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ArenaNet has just announced details of the Guild Wars 2 World Championship in partnership with ESL. "On Saturday, September 17, at the ESL Studios in...
It was a different time.

World of Warcraft kicks off the Midsummer Fire Festival

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Do you remember the heady days of this time last year, when World of Warcraft had a big meaty content patch dubbed "Patch 6.2"...