Worlds Adrift’s alpha playtest: Stealing boats and killing mynocks
Worlds Adrift's recent 48-hour alpha playtest has come and gone, and Bossa Studios would like to thank everyone who showed up and tried to wreck...
No need to upgrade your rig to play Smed’s Hero’s Song
Pixelmage Games boss John Smedley has issued another update for Hero's Song Indiegogo watchers, who've pushed the game to $55,000 in crowdfunding thus far....
Chronicles of Elyria is launching its web store in early October
If you missed out on Chronicles of Elyria's Kickstarter but wanted to take part, you'll have a second chance. The game is launching its...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s unenhanced dungeons
One of the many things I like about Final Fantasy XIV is the fact that its scaling difficulties for dungeons don't simply mean more...
Pokemon Go indiscriminately blocks access for rooted and jailbroken phones
Pokemon Go's latest update fixes several annoyances and introduces Pokemon Buddies, but it's also ticked off hardcore phone users: Android and iPhone players who...
Black Desert’s Pearl Abyss on consoles, swimsuits, and global reception
Dualshockers has a new interview out with Black Desert's Pearl Abyss, the Korean-based studio that develops the original game (Kakao is the western publisher,...
DragonCon 2016: ArcheAge on FFA arena, belly physics, fresh-start servers, and December 3.0 launch
Community Manager Seraphina "Celestrata" Brennan was on hand at DragonCon 2016 to show off ArcheAge's upcoming updates, from the September second anniversary update coming...
Rob Pardo of World of Warcraft fame launches Bonfire Studios
Rob Pardo is the former lead designer of World of Warcraft, but he's since moved on from Blizzard. Now, he's embarking on a new...
The Daily Grind: Is gaming being ruined by hype?
Last week, one of my favorite MOP commenters, DeadlyAccurate, linked us to a Cracked article discussing how gaming is "being ruined by hype." Using...
MMO Week in Review: WoW’s magic is back (September 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!
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MMO hybrid Crush Online has entered open beta
Back in June, we reported on on MMO/MOBA hybrid Crush Online -- "a free-to-play PvP MMO with MOBA-style combat in a persistent world," publisher...
The MOP Up: Destiny prepares for Rise of Iron (September 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...
Leaderboard: How many MMORPGs have you played to the cap?
Massively OP reader Styopa recently posed us a question that I thought would make for a good Leaderboard since the answers can be binned...
Guild Chat: Solving officer conflicts
Welcome along to another advice-packed edition of Guild Chat, the column in which I offer up my opinions on how best to solve a...
Life is Feudal teams up with Xsolla as a ‘launching partner’
Whatever you do, don't say that Life is Feudal has found a publisher. While the survival sandbox's studio is adamant that it remains an...
One Shots: Mobile MMO housing
Between the adorable visuals and the lunatic writing, Twin Saga might just win a visit from yours truly. Of course, the fact that it...
The Daily Grind: Are puzzles in MMOs a good thing?
I have a mixed relationship with puzzles in MMOs, because they can easily be a huge distraction from a game that's otherwise proving to...
The Stream Team: New kid in town in Shroud of the Avatar
MassivelyOP's MJ is an Avatar now, wandering New Britannia. There are many adventures to be had, many books to read, many NPCs to talk...
Star Citizen will let players open their own kiosks
Have you ever been to the shopping mall and been completely jealous that these good-looking strangers get to sell weird wares from kiosks while...
A deep-dive into MMORPG housing: RIFT vs. WildStar
If you took a casual poll of the MMO community and asked which game's player housing system was the best and most robust, chances...
