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Park Snark.

Snail Games explains the Jurassic Park – ARK Park connection

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Studio WildCard is no stranger to pushing out new ARK: Survival Evolved projects before finishing the base game, but this time it has a...

South Korea outlaws creation and distribution of game hacking programs

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Think the worst thing that can happen to you for helping gamers cheat in a video game is a ban? Think again, at least...
What's two times zero?

Anybody wanna ‘Gatecrash’ EVE Valkyrie this Wednesday?

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EVE Valkyrie is getting its third major update this week: Gatecrash. "Gatecrash inaugurates new gameplay possibilities, a pilot personalization system and the Gateway multiplayer map,"...
Sure, if you tell me to play it I will.

Supergiant’s next game, Pyre, will feature a multiplayer mode

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If you played Transistor or Bastion, there's probably no universe in which you will not also be buying and playing Pyre. Supergiant Games kind...

Multiplayer space game Dreadnought is coming to the PS4

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Dreadnought publisher Greybox announced today that the game is coming to the PlayStation 4 -- the only console it'll launch on. What's Dreadnought? It's a "multiplayer space...

How MMO economies have gotten smarter about fighting hyperinflation

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If you're anything like me, you don't spend a great deal of time thinking about the large picture of MMO economies. It's mostly just...
Yes, very desolate, A+.

H1Z1: Just Survive producer’s letter assures players that the game is still moving

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There's a certain irony in a zombie game's producer assuring fans that the game is not dead, but that's one of the central points...

EVE Online’s massive Battle at the M-O Keepstar has cost gamers over $7000 so far

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Another massive battle has taken over EVE Online, this one likely to go down in EVE history as the Battle at the M-O Keepstar,...
Merry Something.

The Dawning arrives in Destiny on December 13

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The spirit of the holidays can mean many different things to many different people. To some people, it's all about togetherness. For others, it's...
It also featured fewer Dwarven Shaman, simply because the WIldhammer just did their own things.

Nostalrius is resurrecting next week. Your move, Blizzard.

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After a yearlong saga that involved the shutdown of an illegal World of Warcraft emulator, fan outcry, Blizzard's high-profile meet-and-greet with the emulator's devs,...

MMO Week in Review: The changing of the Daybreak guard (December 4, 2016)

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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! This...
Just what.

A new engine remake is coming for Age of Wushu

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If you had to make a list of the game that currently look the worst due to their engines preventing any better looks, you...

The MOP Up: Hearthstone cruises down some Mean Streets (December 4, 2016)

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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...

Mobile space title Hades’ Star starts alpha testing in December

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The next big space strategy game might be able to fit in the palm of your hand. Or two hands, if you have a...

Mech_Con 2016: Piranha Games announces MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries

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Just before the final round of the MechWarrior Online 2016 World Championship last night, Piranha Games president Russ Bullock dropped a bombshell, announcing that...

Make My MMO: Crowfall’s big world playtest, Star Citizen’s alpha 2.6 (December 3, 2016)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding news, ArtCraft says over 9000 gamers have been invited to try to break the three alpha servers active during Crowfall's "Big...
Risk is for people who don't like winning all the time.

Albion Online recaps the ups and downs of the Faye update

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The most recent large patch for Albion Online is live and in the wild right now, and if you're playing the game's beta, you...

H1Z1 wants to put a bag over your head

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H1Z1 doesn't think that you're ugly, per se, but... well, it thinks the world would be much better off if it didn't have to...

Ship of Heroes becomes the fourth City of Heroes spiritual successor

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How many spiritual successors will it take to fill the void that was left by City of Heroes' shutdown? We now know the answer:...
Have pride.

Guild Wars 2 PvP lead Josh Davis leaves ArenaNet

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ArenaNet is short one grouch this week. Associate Global Brand Manager and Competitive Events Manager Josh Davis, otherwise known as Grouch, announced on Friday that...

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