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Beware packs of Compsognathuses in ARK: Survival Evolved

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Going toe-to-toe with one dinosaur in ARK: Survival Evolved can be a risky proposition, but thanks to the recent addition of the Compsognathus in update...

SWTOR is buffing companions, but not as much as before

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Lead designer Michael Backus has posted on the Star Wars: The Old Republic forums regarding the recent companion brouhaha. If you want to read...

Albion’s closed beta is live for legendary founders

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It's closed beta time for Albion, and if you're a legendary founder, you can log in right now. Or not if you'd prefer to...
Animes is the same.

SMITE previews Ragnarok Force X Thor and a bit of the Japanese pantheon

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While you collect all of the items in the current SMITE Odyssey, you know that they're building toward a specific reward once they're all...
Dinosaur tech.

Star Trek Online previews the community-designed Jupiter carrier

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The first community-designed starship is coming to Star Trek Online with the Jupiter-class carrier. While it's got sleek lines, the Jupiter's biggest selling point...

World of Warcraft hails its 11th birthday

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It was on this date in 2004 that a little-known fantasy MMO debuted on the scene after a half-decade of development and testing. False...
Great big world.

Wisdom of Nym: Much ado about Final Fantasy XIV’s Diadem

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There's a whole lot to be said about the Diadem. Let's start: It's kind of a mess because it's a really solid idea lacking...

Brad McQuaid advises Pantheon community on how to deal with skeptics

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Every up-and-coming game is going to have both its defenders and its critics, with hyperbole and questionable prognostication often spinning out of control. Pantheon's...

Rumor: Firefall studio Red 5 hit by layoffs [Confirmed]

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Red 5 looks to be suffering through a round of layoffs, although the scope and reason behind the pink slips has yet to be revealed....
We're in space.

Elite Dangerous shows off the system specs for Horizon in its latest newsletter

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What will it take for you to land your ship on planets in Elite: Dangerous? Well, at the very least it will take a...

MMO Week in Review: Blade & Soul’s westward journey (November 22, 2015)

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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! In...

Cabal schools you in the Art of War

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Just because Cabal 2 is out doesn't mean that the original Cabal has given up the ghost! Yesterday the title put out an ambitious...

The MOP Up: Tera’s expansion launches in Europe (November 22, 2015)

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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...

Star Citizen alpha 2.0 goes into testing

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Star Citizen fans have had a long wait for the game's big Alpha 2.0 update -- but that wait is just about over. CIG announced over...

Camelot Unchained reveals gloomy Spirit Mages and glam faces

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Friday evening, Camelot Unchained revealed its eighth class triplet, the dark and sinister Spirit Mages: The Slaughterwolf (Vikings): Summons and commands a pack of pissed-off...
Make My MMO

Make My MMO: Infinity funds, Star Citizen teases 2.0 (November 21, 2015)

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It was a huge week for crowdfunded space sims. First, Infinity: Battlescape met its $300,000 Kickstarter goal with over a day to spare. Then,...
The road is through those guys, so...

Albion starts closed beta next week

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Cross-platform fantasy PvP MMO Albion Online starts closed beta next week. Sandbox Interactive has posted the start times, which are dependent on what sort of...

Armored Warfare upgrades to tier 9 vehicles

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Armored Warfare, that "other" tank game, has an update out that's adding a whole new tier of vehicles to the mix. The M1A2, CRAB, BMPT-72,...
Game recognizes game.

Betawatch: Devilian steps up its PvP game for its fourth closed beta test (November 20, 2015)

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How strong is Devilian's PvP game? Really, it's hard to say, but it's being stepped up for the game's fourth closed test. That closed...

The Secret World livestream teases new PvP minigame, Issue 13

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Today's Secret World dev stream may not have delved deeply into details, but it did tease some upcoming content players can look forward to....