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Raptr steps into video social media with Plays.tv

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Raptr's new platform called Plays.tv could be compared to Twitch because it focuses on video games, but it's probably more like Vine or Instagram...

Guild Wars 2 tweaks the personal story for a solo finish

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If you -- like a certain unnamed but devastatingly handsome Massively Overpowered writer -- have stalled out on the final stage of Guild Wars...

Massively OP Podcast: Episode 8

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Justin and Bree discuss Crowfall, Skyforge, LOTRO, Dungeon Fighter Online, Pillars of Eternity, EverQuest's progression server, and wardrobe systems in WildStar, RIFT, and SWTOR, with mailbag questions on the MMORTS genre and how F2P cheapens gameplay.

Neverwinter launches on Xbox One

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You've played the MMO while sitting hunched forward at your computer -- now it's time to enjoy Neverwinter while slouching back on your couch...

Descent: Underground gets the thumbs-up from Steam Greenlight

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Just as Descent: Underground passed the halfway mark in its Kickstarter funding, the project also got the official greenlight from Steam. Descent was approved...
My name is might have been.

Final 38 Studios auction brings in $90,000 for Rhode Island

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If there was ever any hope of recovering most of the massive $75 million debt left by the collapse of 38 Studios, it's gone now. A last...
Power whelming. Power with just the right amount of whelm.

The EverQuest team looks back on 16 years of bad ideas

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EverQuest has been running for a very long time, and the game's successes are pretty transparent to anyone who has been playing the game...

Guild Wars 2 limits gold transactions, abusive language

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To combat "account takeovers, fraud, and RMT," ArenaNet is putting a hard cap on the amount of gold in Guild Wars 2 that can...

Perfect World suffers more layoffs, this time in the EU

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Massively OP has been contacted by a former Perfect World employee — who wishes to remain anonymous and whose identity we have confirmed — about...
And it burns, burns, burns.

Five players clear most of WoW’s current high-end raid

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How many players does it take to clear a high-end raid in World of Warcraft? If you said "20," you would be correct for...
Make use of the barriers, darn it.

Final Fantasy XIV launches Before the Fall patch

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After more than a year of continuations, Final Fantasy XIV is wrapping up all of its stories today. Patch 2.55 has just gone live,...

Tree of Savior preps second Korean beta test for this month

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Does it make you happy and give you that minty fresh sensation when an upcoming MMO is making its way through the beta process?...

Not So Massively: Dota 2 tickets sell out, Rust brings out the racists, and Grey Goo has population problems

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Tickets for the Dota 2 world championship, The International, sold out in a record 10 minutes and are now being resold by scalpers for up to...

Elite releases 86-track OST while LOTRO buffs its music system

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It's a two-for-one music Monday here at Massively Overpowered! For starters, Elite: Dangerous is now selling its physical soundtrack as a 3-CD set. The...
Moonlight Blade

Here’s a beta trailer for wuxia MMO Moonlight Blade

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Looking for a wuxia-themed MMORPG? Moonlight Blade might be worth following, particularly if the videos posted earlier today by Steparu are any indication. The main clip...

Elder Scrolls Online contest looks for talented wordsmiths

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Crafting doesn't just come in the "potions and armor" category; writing can be a sublime skill in and of itself as well. If you've...

She-Hulk is judge, jury, and executioner in Marvel Heroes

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I love superhero bios. They can just do whatever and it's all canon. Check out this one for She-Hulk, who transitions from being just a Marvel...
Uh, no.

Pathfinder Online launches head start access on April 1st

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Early Enrollment players are now playing Pathfinder Online. Explorer Enrollment players, too. Starting on April 1st, Head Start players from the game's second Kickstarter...
No top guns here.

Star Citizen opens up concept purchases for the Aegis Vanguard

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Have you managed to make enemies in Star Citizen? Even though the full game is not actually available, do you have people who might...
Launch or do not, folks.

Skyforge developers respond to beta feedback

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The Skyforge development team has been listening to player feedback during the second closed beta test for the game. A new post on the...

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