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Star Wars Battlefront II lockbox controversy prompted Disney intervention

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To put it simply, it has not been the best of weeks for Electronic Arts, DICE, or Star Wars Battlefront II. The publisher's decision to...

Lineage 2: Revolution recruits Conan O’Brien for western domination

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What is the mobile game that everyone will be talking about this holiday season? Netmarble is confident that the answer to that is "Lineage...

Marvel Heroes players seek refunds in the face of the game’s closure

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With the shutdown of Marvel Heroes looming about a month and a half away, players are scrambling to see if they can obtain a...

MMO Week in Review: Disney reins in wayward Star Wars, Marvel video games (November 19, 2017)

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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! Disney's...

Dragon of Legends hopes to get on Steam soon

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It has been a long while since we heard anything about Dragon of Legends, a pixel art-style indie MMORPG that ran a small but...

The MOP Up: Osiris New Dawn’s terrifying space ghosts (November 19, 2017)

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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...

ArcheAge Begins churns out its first big update, activates ‘surprise’ login rewards

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Have you tried the mobile revolution that is ArcheAge Begins yet? Don't worry, we haven't either, although it does look like a heap of...
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PlayerUnknown thinks PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds doesn’t deserve game of the year

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Did you know that PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is up for a Game of the Year award? Probably not, because... like, there are a lot of...

Make My MMO: Boots, boats, and battles in Camelot Unchained (November 18, 2017)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding, Camelot Unchained continued its ramp up to Saturday Night Sieges. "It’s been all hands on deck as we prepare our...

Here’s the full list of Trion Worlds’ Black Friday deals

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As you plan your Black Friday shopping strategy (ours: sleeping in and lazily shopping on Amazon Prime), Trion Worlds wants to help out by...

Ashes of Creation’s city halls will be the center of player politics

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With a strong focus on player government and politics, Ashes of Creation is giving careful consideration with how it will structure the leadership of...
Alas and alack.

WildStar teases Black Friday deals

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Shh, don't tell NCsoft that WildStar is still operating! If we're all good and still, then the closure-happy studio might overlook this struggling-but-fun MMO....

World of Warcraft lead doesn’t want to talk about Classic, but confirms ‘vanilla means vanilla’

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Right out of the gate in the recent World of Warcraft Q&A, Game Director Ion Hazzikostas said that WoW Classic wasn't going to be...

Player protests are kicking off in Black Desert right now

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Black Desert players are taking the fight to... OK, to Black Desert, in Black Desert, to protest stuff in Black Desert. Right as this post...
What the el. Yon. Elyon.

Betawatch: Ascent: Infinite Realm is already heading to Korean beta (November 17, 2017)

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Let me tell you, I'm really glad that Ascent: Infinite Realm already has a publishing deal for the west, because otherwise I would be...

Paladins goes full auto with Vivian

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Would you rather have a trove of ancient technology at your fingertips or a modern arsenal of rapid-fire weaponry? Paladins' newest champion, Vivian, doesn't have...
mule punchers

Pathfinder Online drops a small patch to protect mules and fix other errors

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At long last, the vicious mule exploits of Pathfinder Online have been addressed. No longer will players group up with their friends and attack...
Talk?

Elite: Dangerous player is reaching out to speak with the game’s inscrutable aliens

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Remember that Star Trek: The Next Generation episode where the crew spent the entire episode tracking down and struggling to communicate with a destructive...

Cadena whips her way into MapleStory

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Break out the whips and chains: You've been a very good video gamer. At least, MapleStory hopes so, because you're being given one feisty...
Some daunts remain.

Dauntless steps back from constant stability upgrades for a major patch

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If you've been playing Dauntless since it first released to test audiences, you have probably gotten accustomed to having a large number of patches...

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