Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s 2016 in review
If you care about awards - and let's be real, we all do, even if they don't inform our emotional states - you'll notice...
RuneScape plans Sliske’s Endgame and Christmas content for December
Remember back in 2013 when RuneScape launched the "Missing, Presumed Death" questline? When Death actually went missing? Yeah, we don't either. 2013 was adorable,...
The Stream Team: A fresh start for ArcheAge?
Massively OP's MJ has a plan to start a new race on a new server. She even made a brand-new ArcheAge account just for...
El Somni Quas is still in development — and here’s the proof
Back in October, MOP posted a rundown of upcoming indie MMOs. Among those listed was El Somni Quas, an Ultima Online-like game that looked...
WildStar celebrates the consumer season with Winterfest
There's no need to get sappy or sentimental in WildStar when the holiday season rolls around. When it comes to Protostar's Gala Winterfest, cold,...
Massively OP’s Best of 2016 Awards: Most Underrated MMO
Welcome to Massively Overpowered's end-of-the-year 2016 awards series.
Every year, we poll our writers about the best and worst MMOs, stories, studios, and trends and...
Elysium gears up for Nostalrius emu character transfers and relaunch
Back before BlizzCon, the admins of the sunsetted illegal World of Warcraft emulator Nostalrius issued a threat, demanding that the game studio create official vanilla...
Player drops $1M of stolen money on a free-to-play game
If you could spend someone else's money on a free-to-play game without shame, how much would you blow on microtransactions and other in-game advantages?
For...
Here’s everything you missed from Pantheon’s 210-minute stream
Do you find it easier to read through many pages of documentation than sit and watch a lengthy stream? Do you just want information...
Here’s where ArcheAge: Revelation and the fresh start servers – yes, plural – stand right now
Trion's plan made sense: bring the ArcheAge servers up on Saturday with Revelation and give the players plenty of time to get into the...
The Daily Grind: Should gamers be able to make money off MMORPGs?
Last week, newly unveiled MMORPG Ashes of Creation explained that one of its seemingly unique features: the chance to make money from the game...
MMO Week in Review: Your new cottage in Daggerfall (December 11, 2016)
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!
Elder...
Defiance promises players more content moving into 2017
If you like playing Defiance, we can't blame you for being just a little... on edge about the game. The whole "transmedia synergy" element...
The MOP Up: The worst Overwatch players ever (December 11, 2016)
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...
RIFT has a ‘mind-blowing’ housing update planned for Patch 4.1
If you'd rather be fiddling around with player housing in RIFT than out fighting in the field, you're our type of homebody. Also, you...
Trove launches on the PlayStation 4 this week
While Trion Worlds announced earlier this year that its sandbox Trove would be coming to consoles by the end of 2016, the studio demurred...
EVE Evolved: The Siege of M-0EE8, the new largest battle in gaming history
In the political sandbox of EVE Online, colossal player-run military coalitions frequently war over territorial conflicts, in revenge for past transgressions or just for...
One Shots: Shifty adorableness
I don't want any of us to be fooled by this picture. Shifty-eyed evil comes in many forms, the most deceptive of which is...
The Daily Grind: What ridiculously specific award would you give your favorite MMOs?
Folks, I don't mean to alarm you, but our 2016 award spectacular starts tomorrow. Really! I know all of the results already and everything....
ArcheAge’s North American Revelation launch has not gone to plan
You. Why are you awake? Oh right. ArcheAge.
While the European launch of ArcheAge's Revelation update and fresh start servers today appears to have gone off...
