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This is why Star Citizen has toilets everywhere

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Last week, Star Citizen Lead Level Designer Michael Barclay ran a piece on Gamasutra discussing the conflict between sandboxes and cinematics. He argued that...
You say that like it's a bad thing.

Heroes of the Storm previews Tracer’s mechanics

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Cheers, Heroes of the Storm fans, the cavalry's nearly here. Tracer is dropping into the game for Overwatch pre-orders on April 19th, and a...

Matt Firor says Elder Scrolls Online’s ‘population is huge and thriving’

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ZeniMax Online's Matt Firor has addressed The Elder Scrolls Online playerbase on the occasion of its second anniversary with a bundle of screenshots from his...

Devilian prepares spring event and readies megaserver hardware

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Devilian has a lot brewing on its action-RPG stove, according to its April producer's letter. A spring event is almost here, and with the...
Here we go again.

Wisdom of Nym: Where we’re heading in Final Fantasy XIV with patch 3.3 (and beyond)

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I've made no real secret of the fact that I don't particularly like Final Fantasy XIV's live letters. Leaving aside the usual issues I...
One day the snow began to fall...

Black Desert puts auto-path looping to player vote

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Burke's Law: Never ask a question unless you already know the answer. That's a rule Daum hopefully knows already, else it might not have...

Survival MMORPG LUX seeks Kickstarter funding

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Fancy a survival sandbox that has more MMORPG than multiplayer? Open-world, single-shard LUX might just be your game, and it's on Kickstarter hoping for...
Sort of like jingles.

Final Fantasy XI’s game director is leaving the title

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The development of Final Fantasy XI is more about maintenance than completely new lands, but the person in charge of the game is still...

Twitch streamer hits 100 in World of Warcraft using only dance pads

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Over the years, there have been several players who have created unique World of Warcraft leveling challenges for kicks and giggles. One New Zealander...

Overwatch’s second animated short features the assassin Widowmaker

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Following Overwatch's first animated short featuring the superhero Winston comes a new movie that takes a look at the assassin Widowmaker. The six-plus minute video...
Practice makes something!

Week in Review: EVE’s World War Bee (April 3, 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...

Scenes from Saga of Lucimia’s alpha

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This past Saturday, Saga of Lucimia held an alpha test for people who are not you. We're trusting that you're not the game's developers,...

The MOP Up: Paragon recruits Sevarog (April 3, 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...

Neverwinter warns players of incoming nerfs

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Nobody loves to be on the receiving end of the mighty nerf-bat, which is probably why Cryptic is trying to cushion the blow by...

Black Desert Korea promises playable dark elves, ocean content

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We got much more out of last week's Daum interviews and press conferences than major release dates for the next class pairs and Awakening/Valencia...

Make My MMO: Crowfall’s Siege Perilous is underway (April 2, 2016)

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Just a year after Crowfall's Kickstarter was successfully funded, ArtCraft this week kicked off Siege Perilous, a targeted test of part of the castle...

EVE Online war update: The Imperium defends UQ9-3C, loses station

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If you've been following the EVE Online news recently, you'll have heard about the colossal war that has kicked off between the game's largest military...
Get better at this.

Gloria Victis’ weekly update introduces dynamic events

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This week's Gloria Victis update takes a cue from MMOs like Warhammer and Guild Wars 2 with its introduction of dynamic events. "New dynamic events,...

Camelot Unchained demos ballistae, introduces backer-inspired lore

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The crunch toward beta 1 continues for the Camelot Unchained staff this weekend. Last night CSE boss Mark Jacobs told followers that the team...

RIFT’s newest raid will sport an ‘introduction’ mode

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Making the transition into the raiding scene in an MMO can be an incredibly daunting experience, especially if it's your first time doing so...

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