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Grim Dawn is getting sweet modding tools

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Grim Dawn, the Kickstarted multiplayer ARPG newly launched from early access into the state of a finished product, has big plans in store for...

EverQuest II’s PvP progression server is merging with PvE

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So much for PvP progression play: If you are on EverQuest II's Deathtoll server, be prepared for a change of address. The PvP server...

Guns of Icarus opens up dynamic PvE battles with Alliance DLC

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Dueling airships title Guns of Icarus is sailing into uncharted territory with its recent Alliance DLC: PvE. If players pony up the $15 to buy...
To be fair, some of these dudes are probably not good at this.

Join the Thieves Guild today in The Elder Scrolls Online’s latest DLC

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The Elder Scrolls Online's Thieves Guild DLC is live today on the production servers. Those with active ESO Plus memberships will be able to...
Let's just say that no one involved in the making of this picture was a particularly nice person.

The Culling launches into early access even earlier than promised

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Did you see the announcement that The Culling would be launching into early access on March 8th and weep bitter tears because you couldn't...
More than you know.

The Division is datamined out with a bit more Brooklyn than expected

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The Division is almost here full-time, all the way live, and so forth. Don't want to wait until tomorrow, though? You can just jump...
Go boom.

Guild Wars 2 is not going back to biweekly updates: ‘When we’re shipping every two weeks, we just have to ship’

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There's no way that the Guild Wars 2 AMA on Reddit could possibly top the big bombshell about Colin Johanson's departure that started the...

Rumor: Overwatch is releasing on May 24th [Confirmed]

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Rumor confirmed! See below. Overwatch could be releasing a lot sooner than you think, if a web ad is to be believed. An ad for the...

MMO Week in Review: Black Desert is finally here (March 6, 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! Black...

Worlds Adrift’s composer shares a morsel of the soundtrack

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Even if you're the type of player who switches off the music and doesn't give it another thought, it's hard to deny that a...

The MOP Up: Blade & Soul brings in the Warlock (March 6, 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...

Age of Conan gets tabletop crossover sourcebook

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Funcom is no longer merely promoting the successfully funded Conan pen-and-paper roleplaying game; it's now becoming an active part of its development. The creators of...

Landmark is giving new players a slice of pioneer territory

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Being flat and featureless isn't always a bad thing. For example, if you're looking to build amazing structures without a lot of hassle from...

Make My MMO: Chronicles of Elyria’s $900k goal (March 5, 2016)

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Indie MMO Chronicles of Elyria announced this week that it's plotting a May Kickstarter with a $900,000 goal. The game is probably best known...
money money money

Get hyped for The Division with these TV spots

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"When society falls, we rise." Are you ready for The Division? It's just a few short days until this entry into the Tom Clancy video game...

Path of Exile expansion popularity causes multiple realm crashes

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The good news from this past Friday's Ascendancy expansion in Path of Exile? Apparently it broke the record of player numbers for the first...

Camelot Unchained: Picking flowers, rocking armor, crafting all the things

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Camelot Unchained's latest dev update went up last night, and it's predictably dense. Along with the usual list of dev card updates, there's a...

WildStar systems lead Brett Scheinert leaves Carbine

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WildStar is one fewer dev strong today now that Multiplayer Systems Lead Brett "Timetravel" Scheinert has left Carbine Studios. He had been with the company since...
Like a boss.

Betawatch: Camelot Unchained hits the beta crunch (March 4, 2016)

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The Camelot Unchained team is in the midst of a hard crunch period to get the game ready for full beta testing. The good...

Mobile MU: Origins starts second closed beta

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For the next three days, the upcoming mobile version of MU Online -- called MU: Origins -- will be running another closed beta. This...