EVE Evolved: Why you should participate in EVE’s Project Discovery
Back at EVE Vegas 2015, CCP Games unveiled an ambitious project that aimed to involve EVE Online players in some really exciting scientific research that could...
The MOP Up: TERA’s mood clouds (March 20, 2016)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and often we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some of...
Second Galaxy puts a space sim in the palm of your hand
Looking to boldly go where no one has gone before as you boldly walk out your front door? Blackjack Studios announced that it's in...
WildStar’s jumpstart pack feeds your housing addiction
Housing: You either have the bug or you don't. Sarge certainly does, according to a new WildStar promotional video released this week by Carbine....
One Shots: Impish greetings
First contact with native tribes and species in MMOs hardly ever goes the diplomatic route; usually there's a lot of stabbing, fire-setting, plundering, and...
The Daily Grind: Would you play an underwater MMO?
There are a lot of very well-established pop cultural ideas that haven't seen much adaptation into the MMO space; we've never had a real...
Gloria Victis patches in bosses and a larger world
The world of Gloria Victis has gotten larger with the most recent patch, a great deal of additional space available for players to tromp...
Exploring ‘The Video Game Debate’: Are MMO communities real or fake?
We've come a long way in our discussion of Rachel Kowert and Thorsten Quandt's book The Video Game Debate: Unravelling the Physical, Social, and Psychological...
Camelot Unchained’s new patcher, Friday Night Fight Nights, and new pics
Camelot Unchained's weekly update has arrived, and the team is still crunching away. Mark Jacobs delivers news on several ongoing projects:
An early alpha version...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best character creation process?
I don't know about you, but I love a great character creation segment before getting into any RPG or MMORPG. Don't rush me; let...
See Andy Serkis mimic zero gee for Squadron 42
There's a theory out there that Andy Serkis was actually born in a full motion-capture suit as part of an educational series for expectant...
Betawatch: Landmark is getting storytelling and further wipes (March 18, 2016)
The loss of EverQuest Next is bad news, but Landmark appears to be poised to absorb the strength of its fallen sibling with its...
The Stream Team: Facing Path of Exile’s first Ascendancy trial
MassivelyOP's MJ got to sneak into Path of Exile's new Labyrinth courtesy of the alpha server, but now she has to earn the right to...
Das Tal’s ‘March Mayhem’ alpha event kicks off today
Das Tal has implemented a big patch just in time for its long-planned March Mayhem test event.
The patch focuses on resource distribution intended to...
Star Citizen touches base with all of its teams’ progress
You know those NASA-type movies where the flight director pings all the various departments looking for updates on whether or not to launch? Well,...
Guild Wars 2 team streams ‘Building Online Spaces for a Massive Community’ panel from SXSW
If you're not at GDC or SXSW this week, then you might be feeling a bit left out of the video game industry hoopla,...
Landmark’s next big update arrives Monday, wipes claims and characters
Daybreak has been amping up communication about Landmark this past week following the news that it's plotting a spring launch for the sandvox MMO...
Perfect Ten: Why MMORPG studios don’t just reboot their games
Last Friday's WildStar news made me sad. I'm sad because there are two games at war within that title. One of them is a...
Earthrise: First Impact rears up on Steam Greenlight
Hands up if anyone here remembers Earthrise. The post-apocalyptic MMO had a disappointing run from 2011 to 2012, ending with its closing by Masthead Studios due...
The Division promises that a new update is coming next week
After many delays, The Division is out and in the hands of players everywhere. The development team has posted a quick state of the...
