VALOFE opens up its Atlantica Online servers
Mind the dust, folks, and enjoy that new server smell. Atlantica Online's new North American servers come online today under the stewardship of VALOFE,...
Richard Garriott publishes his memoirs
When you've lived a life as wacky and full as Ultima creator Richard Garriott, it only stands to reason that you'd probably want to share your...
The Daily Grind: What defunct MMO would you like to play that you never tried?
It's easy to look back at games we loved in the past and sometimes wish we could go back to old favorites that have...
HeroWarz plans a year-long shutdown
Here is something you don't see every day: An MMO that is voluntarily taking itself offline for a year to rework the title from...
Recapping Crowfall’s equity investment Q&A
Early this afternoon, ArtCraft Entertainment's J. Todd Coleman and Gordon Walton answered investor questions about Crowfall's equity crowdfunding venture, which closes out on Monday....
The $2B ZeniMax Oculus Rift trial begins
Virtual reality headsets may be but babies on the gaming scene, but already one of them has landed in hot legal water. This week,...
Hi-Rez Expo 2017: The future of Global Agenda, Global Agenda 2, and SMITE
Straight from the devs at Hi-Rez Expo 2017: Global Agenda is not dead, Global Agenda 2 is still a possibility, and the SMITE franchise is the studio's immediate future.
Grim Dawn recaps 2016, plans first expansion by summer 2017
Grim Dawn's latest "Grim Misadventures" featurette is a recap of its progress through 2016 in the leadup to its first birthday coming up in...
Frontier sues Atari over Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 profits
We may associate Frontier with Elite Dangerous these days, but there was a time in the early 2000s when the studio was widely greatly...
Steam sets new record with 14 million concurrent users
It seems like more or less everyone uses Steam at this point, yes? It's fairly ubiquitous? The service managed to hit a concurrency record...
MMOs Chronicles of Elyria, Dual Universe, and AQ3D were among top crowdfunded games of 2016
Fig, the gaming crowdfunding platform that surged in popularity in 2016 thanks to successful Wasteland 3 and Psychonauts 2 campaigns, has released a list of...
The Daily Grind: How often do you claim refunds on MMOs?
Chargebacks were a big deal in 2016: Black Desert, ArcheAge, and No Man Sky were all embroiled in community drama thanks to perceived chargeback...
Hi-Rez Expo 2017: SMITE Rivals devs address copycat concerns and monetization
By now, it might be apparent that I am a bit enamored with the upcoming cross-platform SMITE Rivals. (Hey, it's the only game I...
The New York Times declares it’s ‘time for a reality check for virtual reality’
It's been a pile-on kind of season. First Superdata called VR the "biggest loser" of the Christmas holiday buying rush, and now The New York Times...
Atlas Reactor is going ‘fully free-to-play’ next week
Good things are on the horizon for Trion Worlds' plucky Atlas Reactor, which is getting ready to go into its second season next week.
According...
The MOP Up: A marriage forged in hell (January 8, 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...
Leaderboard: Which Daybreak MMO is most vulnerable in 2017?
In February 2015, following the SOE/Daybreak transition and ensuing mass layoffs, we polled our readers on the security of the rest of the studio's games....
Make My MMO: Refunds for Hero’s Song (January 7, 2017)
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, refunds continue for Hero's Song, which was canceled the day after Christmas with the promise to reimburse all...
Betawatch: Crowfall claims 2017 (January 6, 2017)
Here we are, in 2017! It seems a lot like 2016 and things are still kind of awful. On the bright side, David Bowie...
Nexon transfers Atlantica Online to VALOFE next week
Back in July of 2016, we learned that Atlantica Online was being shut down by all of its respective operators: Nexon America, NDOORS, and...
