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New crowdfunding platform aims for actual gamer investment

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You know how gamers who don't understand Kickstarter sometimes refer to their donations as an "investment?" Well, a new crowdfunding platform called Fig aims to allow...

Crowfall releases two vids, one with Legionaires and one with kittens

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Good news for Crowfall and its fans today, as ArtCraft has announced that a round of additional equity financing to the tune of $1...

Destiny trailer teases Taken King, tomorrow’s Twitch reveal

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It's hard to believe that Destiny is almost a year old, but it is. Today Bungie released a teaser trailer for the Twitch reveal...

Cloud Imperium comments on IllFonic’s Star Citizen involvement

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Yesterday IllFonic confirmed that it had laid off six staff members from its Denver-based studio that is working on both Revival and the FPS...

Eternal Crusade loses creative director, plans closed alpha sooner than expected

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Eternal Crusade has reported that another one of its team has fallen on the field of development battle, as Creative Director David Ghozland announced...
Come back, bear.

Funcom CEO discusses missteps and the future of the company’s games

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It is a very unsettling time to be a fan of Funcom's titles with the news that the studio is actively looking for a...

The Daily Grind: Should MMO studios disclose the odds of winning lockbox prizes?

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Every once in a while in an MMO, the desire to play with numbers grips me, like the time I hand-crafted a thousand drinks in Star...

World of Tanks’ new global map debuts Wednesday

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World of Tanks is getting a new global map this Wednesday. The revamped map has been in open beta for a couple of months,...

Revival and Star Citizen studio IllFonic lays off six

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IllFonic, the studio behind the dark fantasy sandbox Revival and one of several contributors to Star Citizen's FPS module, has laid off six staff members,...
Phun phor the phamily.

Phantasy Star Online 2 coming to PS4 in 2016, still no word on Western release

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The western-elusive Phantasy Star Online 2 is making the jump to the PlayStation 4 in Japan next year, bringing along a brand-new episode. The news comes...

MMO Week in Review: Funcom’s fate (August 16, 2015)

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Were you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered’s Week in Review! Funcom...

The MOP Up: Fishing Planet will rule all

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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...
Make My MMO

Make My MMO: August 15, 2015

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This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Project Gorgon topped another couple of stretch goals. The funky fantasy sandbox thing with cows stands at just...

Gloria Victis fights with its animation system, emerges victorious

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Gloria Victis pre-alpha version 0.3 is live, and apparently it took some doing, since the changelog post describes a "long fight with the animations...

Alienware is sponsoring a modding contest for ARK

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If you're a pro modder and you like ARK: Survival Evolved, you might want to have a look at the dino sandbox's new modding...

Camelot Unchained’s Jacobs on animations, the game engine, and more

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Did you miss Camelot Unchained's evening update last night? I did, but fortunately this isn't radio and we can all go read it together....

The Game Archaeologist: Microsoft’s Mythica

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While Microsoft may be the big cheese when it comes to operating systems and worldwide domination, for whatever reason the company has the absolute...
I guess I could connect with my mother here, if I cared?

Betawatch: August 14th, 2015

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We all thought that Otherland was dead due to something as silly as a very long silence and the complete failure of its development...

Leaderboard: What’s your favorite Funcom MMO?

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Earlier this week, news of Funcom's dwindling financial fortunes kind of depressed me. And judging by our comments, it depressed a number of you,...

Here’s ‘everything you need to know’ about ArcheAge server merges

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Trion's latest ArcheAge website update purports to tell us everything we need to know about ArcheAge's upcoming server transfers. Now, my first thought was...