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BlizzCon 2016: Where’s the love for Diablo II and Warcraft III?

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We were all prepared for the lack of Diablo III news from BlizzCon, in spite of the franchise's huge following. But what we we...

Fortnite racks up 20 million players like a boss

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With the millions of players flooding into Fortnite, the zombies don't stand a chance. Heck, they're probably an endangered species. Less than a month after...

Elite Dangerous patches in preparation for Xbox One X support

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The Elder Scrolls Online isn't the only MMO getting love with the Xbox One X launch tomorrow: Frontier posted today that Elite Dangerous is...

Leaderboard: What do you do when you see cheating in an MMO?

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Although the videos are gone now, a group of Chinese net cafe players apparently resorted to violence in response to rampant speed hacking in...

Game devs react angrily to ESA’s support of government tax proposal

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Last week, the Entertainment Software Association, the video game trade association you probably know best from its stewardship of E3, released a contentious statement...

Here’s a look at the eyecandy coming in tomorrow’s Elder Scrolls Online Xbox One (X) update

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Elder Scrolls Online players on Xbox One are due for a fun patch tomorrow, and it's not just a hand-me-down from PC (although there's...
There's nothing about deriving joy from your waifu being gay.

BlizzCon gamers react to, reflect on Overwatch toxicity

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Toxicity in online gaming is easily one of the biggest stories of the year, particularly in Overwatch, where Blizzard has been focusing its anti-toxicity...

A meteor crashed into Warframe as part of the Operation Plague Star event

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Warframe's 100th developer stream this past weekend may have been overshadowed by BlizzCon, but it's worth digging into all the same. Here are a...
This has less dramatic impact than hoped.

WoW Factor: Understanding World of Warcraft’s upcoming Heart of Azeroth system

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The release of World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth is going to bring with it a lot of core system changes. This is neither...
For you it's all in a day.

Final Fantasy XIV brings back its Final Fantasy XI celebration event

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This year marks the fifteenth anniversary of Final Fantasy XI, and Final Fantasy XIV wants to celebrate that milestone. But how? Why, with a...

Citadel: Forged With Fire has some meaty endgame content coming your way

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Twiddling your thumbs after having conquered and subdued the world in Citadel: Forged With Fire? You'll soon have more than enough challenge on your...

BlizzCon 2017: Check out Overwatch’s rejected heroes

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A cat sporting a rocket-powered backpack. A hang gliding alligator. A flamethrower-sporting monkey. A decked-out hockey player. A bowler. A flaming head. These were among...

MMO Week in Review: Wrapping up BlizzCon and reeling from genre upheaval

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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! Even...
It seems fitting, yes.

World of Warships is raising money to keep the USS Texas afloat

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The USS Texas launched more than a century ago, and at the time she was one of the most advanced warships in the world....

The MOP Up: Eden Falling brings the turn-based apocalypse (November 5, 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...

Blade and Soul has a tasty spread coming for the Golden Harvest Festival

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Take equal parts Thanksgiving dinner and autumn trips to the local cider mill, and you're going to end up with Blade and Soul's Golden...

Sea of Thieves boards small boats and finds them seaworthy for soloers and duoers

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While Sea of Thieves' standard pirate vessels require a crew of four, Rare acknowledged that some players were going to ask for boats that...
Jaina;'s caught her head on the crusher.

The Daily Grind: What did you think of BlizzCon this year?

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I am writing this on Tuesday. This means that the version of me writing this has no idea what has been revealed at BlizzCon....

Camelot Unchained builds out deathmatch gameplay for Saturday Night Sieges

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Last week, Camelot Unchained posted up its big plans for test hoopla, including its Saturday Night Sieges. In CSE's latest newsletter, it outlines its...
Again, again, again.

BlizzCon 2017: World of Warcraft Battle for Azeroth expansion live Q&A liveblog

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Ah, here we go again. It's time for our final liveblog of BlizzCon 2017, and it's the World of Warcraft Q&A. And they're live...

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