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H1Z1 zooms past 4.5 million downloads on PlayStation 4 and hands out free weapons

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Remember how H1Z1 was riding high last Thursday off of the 1.5 million downloads on the PlayStation 4? The battle royale game has actually...
A prison of your own making.

PUBG Corp sues Epic Games, claiming Fortnite plagiarized its UI and items

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Last autumn, Bluehole and PUBG Corp locked horns with Epic Games over PUBG's assertion that Fortnite had all but ripped off PUBG's battle royale...

Bless Online struggles with downtime on its first day, offers refunds and plans for the future

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If you thought that everything was going to go great for Bless Online's headstart yesterday, what with the lack of preloading and everyone trying...

The Daily Grind: How important is person-to-person trading in an MMORPG?

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Earlier in May, Neowiz clarified that the western version of Bless Online, like Black Desert, would eschew player-to-player trading, sticking instead to just an...

The Realm Online’s reboot by a former emulator team is still set for June

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Back in March, we were all surprised to learn that The Realm Online was getting a reboot. Owners Norseman Games transferred its "exclusive license...
How does this need to be said.

Worlds Adrift team recaps launch event in the sky and patch rollout

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It was no e-sports bus, but Worlds Adrift really did send players, devs, and journalists skyward in a floating... well, it kinda looks like...

State of Decay 2 tallies up one million sales despite the zombie apocalypse

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Despite shaky performance and numerous reports of severe bug issues, Undead Labs' State of Decay 2 is another big hit for the studio. Outlets...

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds apologizes for communication deficiencies, lays out top priorities

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Players frustrated with the spotty communication from PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' development team may have a legitimate reason for complaint. In a letter posted over on...
Ink?

Rend is still on track for a feature-complete Early Access this year

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The alpha testing for Rend has just recently begun, and as the game's official Twitter account helpfully informed us, the game is still on...

The headstart for Bless Online’s early access open beta begins… now

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I gotta be honest: I wasn't entirely convinced this day would ever come. I'm referring to Bless Online's de facto launch, of course. That's...
Where am I? No one gets to know.

Legends of Aria disables its map hotkey with the newest patch

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The developers of Legends of Aria don't want you opening a world map any more. You shouldn't have a world map in a sandbox,...
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Neverwinter’s Ravenloft menagerie should make you a bit more afraid of the dark

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It's hard to be menaced by monsters in a game like Neverwinter. The whole point of the game is that every kill makes you...

Camelot Unchained conforms to GDPR regs, shows off new visual effects

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Europe's new GDPR regulations are creating a lot of busy work for many MMORPG studios including City State Entertainment, which had to spend over...

Solo has a couple blink-and-you’ll-miss-it references to Star Wars Galaxies

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One of the best aspects of all of the new Disney Star Wars films is their references to places, events, and characters outside of...
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Dauntless beta testers face staggering queue numbers

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This just in: Dauntless is hot stuff right now! Hopeful testers, crowding in to try Dauntless' new open beta, quickly racked up massive queues over the...
Grotesque.

MMO Week in Review: Summerset and Worlds Adrift (May 27, 2018)

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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...

The MOP Up: Hyper Universe is heading to Xbox One (May 27, 2018)

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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...

World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth allied race unlock requirements, Mythic+ seasons, and more

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News is flying fast and furious as World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth's beta test continues. Let's catch up on a few details, shall...

No, Bless Online’s naked pets are probably not going to make it to the west

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As the effort to westernize Bless Online continues, Neowiz is facing one issue that is bringing out the snickering junior higher in all of...

Make My MMO: Star Citizen’s Legatus pack offers 117 ships for $27,000 (May 26, 2018)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding, Star Citizen's crowdfunding reached new heights as Cloud Imperium posted the Legatus pack, a huge bundle pack that runs $27,000....

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