Lord of the Rings Online interview grapples with premium housing and evictions
In an additional pair of interview segments, LOTRO Community Manager Cordovan tackles several topics of interest from the community, including personal loot systems, crafting...
Guild Wars 1 fans petition ArenaNet for HD remake
Here's some food for thought on an October morning: Would you be interested and/or willing to play a high definition remake of the original...
Jennifer Hale argues in favor of voice actor strike
If you play video games with sound on, you've probably heard Jennifer Hale's voice more than once: She's a voice actress with countless credits...
The Daily Grind: Is the lack of an official server for an MMO a dealbreaker?
In this midst of a newsroom discussion about Hero's Song last week, Justin, Eliot and I found an unusual chunk of common ground: All...
MMO Week in Review: You red you dead (October 23, 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!
The...
‘MMO-lite’ Tuebor makes plans to move from Steam early access to launch
"Tuebor is a 3rd person, cross-genre, competitive, multiplayer, action game set in a post apocalyptic, dystopian future." So reads the Kickstarter for Strength in...
The MOP Up: Neverwinter brings the thunder to consoles (October 23, 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: Will Blizzard ever port World of Warcraft to console?
This past summer in a Daily Grind, we were discussing the issue of "dumbing down" in MMORPGs, specifically in World of Warcraft, when a...
Guild Chat: Trying out for a hardcore MMORPG guild
Welcome along to another advice-filled edition of Guild Chat, the column dedicated to helping readers solve their guild-related dilemmas with both my help and...
Ingress player infiltrates, exposes UK cheater ring
Niantic has two games running right now, Pokemon Go and Ingress, both of which suffer significant bouts of cheating, particular in the form of...
One Shots: Devil’s Night
We had a tremendous response to last week's call for Halloween screenshots from MMOs, and I'd like to encourage you to keep sending them...
The Daily Grind: What’s the longest you’ve played a single MMO without breaks?
I'm not actually sure what MMO I've played the longest without a single straight-up break. If I haven't unsubscribed, it's not really a break....
Revelation Online delays closed beta into November
My.com announced today that it is delaying the closed beta test for Revelation Online another week, from October 25th to November 3rd. "QA has encountered...
The Stream Team: Cracking skulls in Elder Scroll Online’s Witches Festival
For the first time, Elder Scrolls Online is hosting a Hallween event. You just know that means Massively OP's MJ has to dive in...
Eternal Crusade on why it’s rolling out ‘intermediate patches’
Eternal Crusade Senior Producer Nathan Richardsson has updated Steam players on what's on the way for the newly launched Warhammer MMO. Next week's patch isn't...
Global Chat: The buzz over SWTOR’s December expansion
The Force is strong with Star Wars: The Old Republic's new expansion, at least by all of the buzz that it's created thanks to...
Camelot Unchained reports great progress toward its beta build
Camelot Unchained players must comfort themselves every day with this mantra: Beta is coming. Beta is coming. Beta is coming.
And indeed it is, although...
Perfect Ten: Ten ways to bond with your kids over MMOs
Back in 2009 I made the transition into parenthood, an advanced class that I still don't think I'm quite qualified for. Since then I've...
Prepare yourself for World of Warcraft Patch 7.1 with this survival guide
We are only a few short days away from World of Warcraft's 7.1 update, Return to Karazhan. Legion's first post-release content patch will bring...
WRUP: Solitaire is the best educational game ever edition
Yes, I know I make a lot of jokes here, but that one is not a joke. I think the case can and even...