How MMO economies have gotten smarter about fighting hyperinflation
If you're anything like me, you don't spend a great deal of time thinking about the large picture of MMO economies. It's mostly just...
EVE Online’s massive Battle at the M-O Keepstar has cost gamers over $7000 so far
Another massive battle has taken over EVE Online, this one likely to go down in EVE history as the Battle at the M-O Keepstar,...
The Dawning arrives in Destiny on December 13
The spirit of the holidays can mean many different things to many different people. To some people, it's all about togetherness. For others, it's...
Nostalrius is resurrecting next week. Your move, Blizzard.
After a yearlong saga that involved the shutdown of an illegal World of Warcraft emulator, fan outcry, Blizzard's high-profile meet-and-greet with the emulator's devs,...
The Daily Grind: Who was the best new character added in an MMORPG in 2016?
We're gearing up to kick off our annual awards later this month, but in the meantime, we thought it would be fun to incorporate...
MMO Week in Review: The changing of the Daybreak guard (December 4, 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!
This...
A new engine remake is coming for Age of Wushu
If you had to make a list of the game that currently look the worst due to their engines preventing any better looks, you...
The MOP Up: Hearthstone cruises down some Mean Streets (December 4, 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...
Leaderboard: How judgmental are you about MMO chat grammar?
MOP reader Arsin Halfmoon recently wrote to us with an unexpected story. He's an English teacher in the real world, but far from being a...
MMO Mechanics: 2016’s MMORPG mechanics in review
The holiday season is finally upon us: My decorations are resurrected from their dark corner of my storage closets once more, Jack Frost is...
Mobile space title Hades’ Star starts alpha testing in December
The next big space strategy game might be able to fit in the palm of your hand. Or two hands, if you have a...
One Shots: Night voyage
Hark! What is that over there, on the ocean? 'Tis nothing. Probably some local fisherman out for a pleasure cruise at night in eel-infested...
The Daily Grind: Do you keep your profanity filter on in MMO chat?
Bad words still make me giggle. I've been told that I'm not allowed to link my several examples of this, but I'm sure that...
Albion Online recaps the ups and downs of the Faye update
The most recent large patch for Albion Online is live and in the wild right now, and if you're playing the game's beta, you...
H1Z1 wants to put a bag over your head
H1Z1 doesn't think that you're ugly, per se, but... well, it thinks the world would be much better off if it didn't have to...
Ship of Heroes becomes the fourth City of Heroes spiritual successor
How many spiritual successors will it take to fill the void that was left by City of Heroes' shutdown? We now know the answer:...
The Game Archaeologist: A talk with the man behind EQOA’s revival project
This past week we reported on an ongoing attempt by a small group of faithful EverQuest Online Adventure fans to bring back the MMO...
Guild Wars 2 PvP lead Josh Davis leaves ArenaNet
ArenaNet is short one grouch this week.
Associate Global Brand Manager and Competitive Events Manager Josh Davis, otherwise known as Grouch, announced on Friday that...
The Daily Grind: How do you like to collaborate in MMOs?
While some people seem to thrive on competition and personal achievement, I've always found that I work best when I'm collaborating as part of...
Rawr: Buy a World of Warcraft Mischief minipet — for the children
Let's face it: Almost every single MMORPG out there has useless crap you can buy in the cash shop and parade around in-game. So...
