Defiance 2050 performs better than its predecessor but hasn’t won the community over
With last week's launch of the revamped and rebooted Defiance 2050, Trion Worlds was betting on players flocking back to the sci-fi MMO shooter...
Star Citizen backer took CIG to small claims court over his refund request – and lost
The Star Citizen refunds subreddit is often the home of big words and tall tales, but Redditor firefly212 did more than just talk: He...
Ashes of Creation’s subreddit has been taken over by Intrepid Studios
Concern and alarm has been raised among the Ashes of Creation community this past week as four members of Intrepid Studios, including CEO Steven...
Final Fantasy XIV plans its next major patch for September with a crossover in August
Ready to hunt monsters in Final Fantasy XIV? Not just in general, but as part of a crossover with Monster Hunter World? You'll get...
MMO Week in Review: Beyond ArenaNet’s ‘PR nightmare’ (July 15, 2018)
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!
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First Life is Feudal content update unites the worlds, introduces PvP arenas, and adds clergy and slavery
Bitbox recently released the first major content update for its medieval sandbox survival game Life is Feudal, and it brings with it a slew...
Skyforge revamps PvP with the Gods at War update
The newest update for Skyforge is now live and changes a lot about the way PvP works. Before, PvP had gear scaling to the...
Make My MMO: Aria’s second closed beta, Star Citizen’s protest, and Crowfall’s engine on the market (July 15, 2018)
This week in MMO crowdfunding, we got our first hints of "emergent gameplay" in Star Citizen as a group of players took over a refueling...
Reign of Guilds shows off environments, castles, and magic in latest dev blog
The latest dev blog for Russian indie dev Atlant Games's upcoming Reign of Guilds has a veritable smorgasbord of detailed information about various facets...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever been a creative fan for an MMO?
It will never cease to amaze me how artists for MMOs can come up with costumes that require no actual adherence to physical laws...
The MOP Up: Star Trek Online’s DS9 expansion gets a console release date (July 14, 2018)
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...
Global Chat: Looking back at World of Warcraft’s Legion
Now that the next World of Warcraft expansion is almost upon us, it's time to say farewell to Legion and all that that entails....
The Game Archaeologist: A history of EverQuest’s expansions
I don't know if EverQuest holds the crown title for the MMO with the most expansions, but I'm sure it's among the top three...
Pokemon Go 2 Day Community Event for Eevee, tons of content this weekend and on the horizon
It looks as if the upcoming Pokemon Let's Go games are affecting Pokemon Go once again. I doubt it's a coincidence that the next Community Day Pokemon is...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO system or feature is needlessly complex?
Probably one of my greatest and ongoing criticisms of the MMORPG genre is how developers populate these games with systems that are often cumbersome,...
Betawatch: Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen kicks off character creation (July 13, 2018)
It's important in an MMO to feel like you own the bundle of stats and spells that you lovingly refer to as a character....
Twin Saga patches in a new class, new zones, and new chibi companions
At a glance, Twin Saga does not seem like a game that would be replete with firearms. It does not look like a setting...
Bless Online outlines next week’s Migra Turis update, plus balance and combat changes to come
It's Friday, and that means the requisite Bless Online producer's letter. Fans of the game who've stuck with it through the rocky start will...
Destiny 2’s upcoming patch tweaks Quickplay, Rumble, and bounties as Bungie preps for Forsaken
Destiny 2's 1.2.3 patch (yay soothing numbers) drops on Tuesday, and if you're thinking it may be a good time for re-entry, you're gonna...
Arr! Puzzle Pirates: Dark Seas has fully launched on Steam
Arrrr! If Sea of Thieves isn't doing it for you, maybe you should board a more classic ship, like Puzzle Pirates - specifically, Puzzle...
