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Final Fantasy XIV welcomes players back to the game with a free login campaign

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A great deal of things changed in Final Fantasy XIV with the most recent patch, from the mentor system to the Hall of the...

The Daily Grind: What temporary MMO content do you wish would return?

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Massively OP reader Guhracie emailed us a few weeks ago, upset about Guild Wars 2's popular Super Adventure Box. SAB was technically temporary content...

MMO Week in Review: Sadface (March 13, 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! I...

Gloria Victis’ latest video is a flythrough of a wintry settlement

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As announced early this week, Gloria Victis' latest patch includes a major overhaul for the settlement of Mereley, a newbie area for the Ismir...

The MOP Up: Nexon’s Legacy Quest (March 12, 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...
It's a jumping-off point!

Final Fantasy XIV’s Hatching-Tide brings new barding, new hats, and new music sheets

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Most reliable scholars of Eorzea agree that the second Calamity was ushered in on March 15th, when Hatching-Tide started in Final Fantasy XIV once...
Wharf speed.

Shroud of the Avatar shows off more environmental screenshots

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How pretty do the environments of Shroud of the Avatar look? According to the most recent development update, very pretty. The entry opens off...
You can never do this ever, loser.

Check out nearly two hours of early gameplay from Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen

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The footage you are going to see below is not the beta test for Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen. It's not the alpha. It's...
Who has time for that?

Star Citizen’s latest episode of Around the Verse features lore, plants, and community

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If you were worried about not getting to watch an hour of official Star Citizen video today, you can rest easy, because the latest...

Make My MMO: Elite Dangerous’ Oculus launch (March 12, 2016)

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Frontier confirmed this week that Elite: Dangerous is indeed destined for the Oculus Rift; in fact, everyone who owns the game will be able...

Xsyon kicks off a season full of events, including a mutant rodeo

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Just because the world's been ruined doesn't mean that Xsyon players can't have a good time, eh? A new season of fun events starts this...
Yeah, okay, sure.

Entrada Interactive announces the development of Rebel Horizons

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One cannot claim that the official announcement of Rebel Horizons implies a lack of ambition. The newly announced title promises players that it will...

The Stream Team: Angling for ARK’s anglerfish

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MassivelyOP's MJ has been coveting ARK's anglerfish for a long time; it's pretty cool-looking and a decent aquatic mount to boot. Who wouldn't want...
What we do

Camelot Unchained squishes bugs and improves performance in crunch time

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The Camelot Unchained team is hard at work bringing the game into a beta state, and that means killing bugs. The good news is...
Mead mead mead mead mead mead.

The Daily Grind: Does EverQuest Next’s cancellation change your MMO outlook?

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By now you've surely read the news that Daybreak has canceled EverQuest Next. To many of you, it was likely not a surprise, but...
You were never real after all.

Betawatch: EverQuest Next is gone, Landmark is launching (March 11, 2016)

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We cannot wave farewell to EverQuest Next in this column because it's never actually been in testing. We will be able to wave farewell...
Let's go into a room with danger.

Marvel Heroes 1.05 patch brings Archangel team-up, Cosmic Hightown tweaks

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Marvel Heroes' latest patch, 1.05, has arrived, bringing with it Archangel as a team-up character who'll be exclusive to team-up advance pack 2 owners...

World of Warcraft CM Zarhym leaves Blizzard

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Long-time World of Warcraft Community Manager Jonathan Brown has left Blizzard, according to a brief notice on his Twitter account. There was no explanation...
We were the kings and queens of promise.

Colin Johanson says farewell to the Guild Wars 2 community

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Last week's big surprise on Friday was the departure of longtime Guild Wars 2 game director Colin Johanson from ArenaNet. Rumors and surprise swirled...

The Secret World’s Issue 14 will be in Egypt, releases in March

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Today's Streaming Ones dev livestream announced that The Secret World's Issue #14 will take place in the familiar sands of Egypt -- and that...