Events

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Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR took its first step into competitive gaming and fell on its face

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Just when you think that Star Wars: The Old Republic will change things around and actually do something that will appeal to the Killer-type...
SWTOR

BioWare cancels SWTOR Operation Victory speed runs

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Those of you looking forward to that Star Wars: The Old Republic speed-run e-sports thing are out of luck, at least for now. BioWare...

The Secret World is planning an ‘epic’ forum game

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The next big thing coming for The Secret World won't be in the game itself -- it'll be in the forums. Funcom, which has had...

Couple gets married in Shroud of the Avatar’s first wedding

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Shroud of the Avatar isn't even in proper alpha testing yet, but the fantasy title has already been host to its first in-game wedding. Players...

Star Trek Online, Star Citizen, and Elite plan Leonard Nimoy tributes

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While players hold solemn vigils for the late, great Leonard Nimoy, MMO developers are working quickly to place tributes in-game to the actor who...

The Daily Grind: Do you get MMO event fatigue?

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Based on how many awards it won last year and how many Massively OP writers and guildies have been sucked into it, I know...

RIFT’s anniversary carnival returns with a party duck

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It's hard to believe that in a few days on March 1st, RIFT will turn four years old. According to the site, the fantasy...
Basically we just don't want to pay people.

Final Fantasy XIV has over 4 million registered accounts

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"Fledgling adventurers continue to arrive in Eorzea in droves," says Square, "and we are pleased to announce that the realm is now home to...
SWTOR

BioWare prepping SWTOR ‘Operation Victory’ tourney

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BioWare has partnered with e-sports company ESL Gaming to host a competition dubbed Operation Victory. It involves speed-running eight-player story mode operations from Star...
SWTOR

SWTOR’s Gree event is back through March 3

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Dulfy reports that Star Wars: The Old Republic's Relics of the Gree event returns today and continues through March 3rd. The event is intended...

Chaos Theory: Player-run parade pairs Secret World cabals with recruits

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It's been said that The Secret World is more like a single-player game. And it's true: You can definitely enjoy many aspects of the...
Gotta go... well, mostly just away.

EVE’s CSM elections are coming next week

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CCP's latest dev blog talks up the fast-approaching elections for EVE Online's 10th Council of Stellar Management. The voting opens on February 25th, and...
ESO Tales of the Dead

Elder Scrolls Online’s Tales of Dead contest seeks lore entries

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If you fancy yourself a storyteller, and you're an Elder Scrolls Online fan, ZeniMax has a new contest that you might want to enter....
Ain't no Massively yacht

EVE Fanfest to feature Worlds Collide server competition

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Planning a trip to Iceland for this year's EVE Online Fanfest? If so you'll probably want to look at CCP's latest blog post, which...

Marvel Heroes adds Arachne team-up, starts Mardi Gras

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It does seem as though any popular superhero will inevitably drum up a bunch of me-too imitators, from Batgirl to Wonder Dude (who totally...

EverQuesting: Daybreak, SOE Live, and the resurrection of Fan Faire

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It's been quite a week! And not just for Massively Overpowered. Right as our original site was sunsetting, SOE announced that it was bought...

Spread the love with The Secret World’s Valentine’s Day event

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Just because the world is being taken over by secret cabals and an unstoppable wave of filth from the outer darkness doesn't mean that...
Don't you wish your girlfriend was etc.

Defiance opens up Hellbug Season for Valentine’s Day

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The last set of patch notes for Defiance noted that an event was right around the corner, but the details on that event were...

Guild Wars 2 celebrates the Lunar New Year

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It's the Canthan Lunar New Year in Guild Wars 2, so the question you have to be asking yourself is: Do you feel lucky?...