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Not So Massively: Top 10 most surprising NSM stories of 2015

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Back in 2011, our former corporate overlords at Massively-of-old noticed that games like League of Legends were getting pretty damn popular and asked us to work...
Why do you build me up, Buttercup, baby, just to let me down and mess me around?

NCsoft is hiring for a new shooter project

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If you were kind of sad when NCsoft shut down development on Project HON back in March, today's news is going to hit you...
Real-is-brown filter removed.

Check out Escape from Tarkov’s inventory and looting in a new preview video

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17In order to perform the eponymous task in Escape from Tarkov, you're going to need stuff. Guns, for example, guns are things. Bullets, too....

Project Genom turns on open world system

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There are those moments in MMO game development when titles go from being a limited series of features to an integrated, expansive world. For Project...
whatevs

Take a tour of the new dungeons in Black Desert’s newest Korean update

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There's no official release date in the US for Black Desert just yet. But it is coming, and that means that there's all the...

Warcraft movie’s Elves bring all the ears to the yard

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When it comes to next year's Warcraft motion picture, we've certainly gotten our fill of seeing both Orcs and humans. But what about the...

Project Gorgon toys with animal town and raffle machine

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The crazy and cool ideas burbling out of Project Gorgon keep on coming, with Lead Developer Eric Heimburg taking to Twitter lately to tease...

MMO Year in Review: WildStar Reloaded (September 2015)

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This year, we're taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we head...

One-of-a-kind Entropia Universe rifle sells for $51,796

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If nothing else, Entropia Universe seems always good for an eye-popping story about how much real-world money that players will spend on in-game goods...
And in Japan!

The Elder Scrolls Online will launch in Japan on June 23rd, 2016

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We so often find ourselves covering games that have not yet been brought over to North America, but it's easy to forget in the...
Later, this one falls.

Crowfall updates founders on test stats while teasing more lore

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The first major test for Crowfall had just shy of 5,000 people eligible to take part in the test antics, but only 59% of...
Well, that guy sees evil.

Final Fantasy XIV’s new year celebration is all about monkey business

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The new year is nearly upon us, and that means the usual Heavensturn celebration for Final Fantasy XIV. The lore of this year's event...

Rumor: Alleged Firefall devs claim Red 5 missed December payroll

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Rumors of Red 5 Studios' financial woes have started to look a bit more legitimate this morning. Over the weekend, we received information from an anonymous source...
Camelot Unchained

MMO Week in Review: Camelot Unchained’s crazy good crafting (December 27, 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! If...

EVE Evolved: 2015 EVE Online year in review

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It's been a busy year for sci-fi MMO EVE Online and developer CCP Games. EVE received more updates throughout 2015 than in any previous year, though...

Paladins adds new game modes

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Strange and wonderful things are afoot at Paladins, now that the team has unleashed Closed Beta Patch 11 for testers to explore. The focus of...

The MOP Up: A look behind A Realm Reborn (December 27, 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...

MMO Year in Review: Into the Heart of Thorns (August 2015)

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This year, we're taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we head...

Reports from the front line of Tree of Savior’s open beta

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When you can't play in person, there's nothing that beats having someone on the ground in person to report back about an upcoming game....

World of Warships adds 1940s New York port and anime ships

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Nothing like an end-of-the-year patch to herd players away from pesky holiday parties and familial bonding and back toward the games that love them...