The MOP Up: Neverwinter’s five-year anniversary and Ravenloft campaign (June 24, 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...
Multiplayer sandbox Staxel builds out NPCs, pet shops, and summer festivals
Staxel took over the playtime of a bunch of my Twitter buddies this past winter when it hit early access on Steam. We described...
E3 2018: Hands-on with Mavericks, the MMO battle royale hybrid
Automaton Games CEO James Thompson came along with Improbable, Bill Roper, and Mavericks to this year's E3, where I got a second chance to...
One Shots: I have had just about enough of you!
There are certain locales and cutscenes in MMORPGs that I've noticed get screenshotted more than most, and none seem to be quite as popular...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite MMO social hangout?
There was always something happening in Pocket D in City of Heroes. You can expect to see people talking it up in Deep Space...
Make My MMO: SOTA sees layoffs, Crowfall sees delay, Star Citizen sees shade, and Camelot Unchained sees beta on the horizon (June 23, 2018)
This week in MMO crowdfunding, Camelot Unchained is in the home stretch before open beta. Yes, really, open beta. This is happening, people! Clear...
The Stream Team: A Bless Online first look, take two
Earlier this week, Massively OP's MJ tried to do a first look in Bless Online. Unfortunately, Bless wasn't cooperating. She has now managed to...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Naoki Yoshida re-asserts his commitment to the game in a recent interview
If you are currently enjoying Final Fantasy XIV, you probably don't want the game to massively change and rewrite the systems that you are...
Whatever happened to Tibia, The Realm Online, and Meridian 59?
Ever pause during your day and find yourself wondering, “Whatever happened to that game?” With hundreds upon hundreds of online titles these days, it’s surprisingly easy...
‘The pressure is on’ for Camelot Unchained’s beta test
"The pressure is on, but in the best of ways. The energy in the studio is incredible, we are all excited about how close...
Project Gorgon brings out catalog golems to help search player shops
One of Project Gorgon's old-school-made-new-again features is the incorporation of player vendors. And while that's all well and good to let players sell their...
Chaos Theory: A guide to Secret World Legend’s first MEGAversary
Next week marks one year down for Secret World Legends, but the party has already started! From June 20th through July 17th, 2018, players...
The Daily Grind: What are your summer MMO goals?
Now that most schools are out and the heat has begun in earnest in the northern hemisphere, it's the perfect time to retreat into...
The Stream Team: A look at Warframe’s Limbo Prime
Massively OP's MJ is trying to break out of her Frost Prime rut in Warframe. It's hard, because she really, really loves that 'Frame....
Betawatch: Release keeps on slippin’ into the future for Crowfall (June 22, 2018)
Oh, Crowfall, you really looked like you were going to make it to soft launch this year. But it's not happening; the studio has...
Bless Online plans a big server merge for the end of July
Bless Online hasn't quite yet dug out of the hole it made for itself during its early access launch, but at least Neowiz has...
Star Citizen deep-dives its new grouping mechanics in a shortish Around the Verse
According to this week's Star Citizen Around the Verse, the team's been hard at work on facial rigging, mining, audio effects (yes, pew pew...
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth pre-patch event looks to be coming in mid-July
While World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth is dated for August 14th, everyone knows that the real starting pistol fires for the expansion pre-patch,...
Massively Overthinking: Massively OP’s E3 2018 awards
We've finished rolling out all of our E3 2018 content this year, save a few last stragglers coming this weekend, so now we've chosen...
Wild West Online delays its next patch, but will anyone be around to play it?
A planned June 15th patch for Wild West Online obviously didn't happen, and now we know why: The developers said that when they took...
