‘SWG 2.0’ Divergence Online hits alpha 3, launches Indiegogo campaign
If Divergence Online sounds familiar, that's because it's been in pre-launch testing for a few years already. This week, it's entered its third alpha and launched...
Kickstarter campaign ordered by attorney general to pay fines, make restitution
One of the very real risks of donating to a Kickstarter campaign is the danger that a company could take your money and never...
Watch the new Champions Online supervillain trailer
Champions Online is all a-tizzy over its new supervillain onslaught mode, which allows players to hop into the plus-sized feet of powerful baddies for...
ARK video spotlights the headbutting Pachycephalosaurus
The newest bundle of dino joy has arrived in ARK: Survival Evolved, and it sure packs a whollup! Before you say, But I already...
Guild Wars 2 will end Mordrem invasion today with no further adjustments
As we reported last week, Guild Wars 2's Mordrem invasion had a rough go of it as players experienced bugs and other issues with...
ArcheAge’s heroes have finally awoken
Did you miss the ArcheAge clusterfudge over the weekend? After two days of preparation offline, the servers came back up Saturday only to crash...
Star Trek Online weathers DDoS attack over the weekend
If you could ask Star Trek Online how its weekend went, it would probably just grimace and shake its head. That's because the sci-fi...
MMO Week in Review: The next big wuxia MMO (September 13, 2015)
Were you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMOÂ news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered's Week in Review!
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The MOP Up: Ultima Online’s new home
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...
MUD devs cancel Kickstarter project to make other games
Open world crafting sandbox MUD made a splash on Steam's Greenlight earlier this year, but its Kickstarter drive wasn't quite as successful. Developer Ben...
ArcheAge Heroes Awaken got up, hit snooze, and went back to sleep
If you've already been waiting since Thursday for ArcheAge's Heroes Awaken patch to launch and server merges to go live, prepare to wait some more....
Make My MMO: September 12, 2015
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, we caught up with Camelot Unchained, Crowfall, and Elite: Dangerous, each of which released a dev blog or...
Mythros builds an MMO out of Minecraft
We've certainly been witnessing a rise of Minecraft-inspired MMOs over the past year, including Trove and SkySaga. Now there's an MMO that actually uses...
Hi-Rez’s COO on console e-sports and why people watch
Hi-Rez Studios COO Todd Harris says that the popularity of e-sports has more to do with the human element than the games themselves. "From...
Betawatch: September 11th, 2015
How eternal were you planning on making your crusade? We ask chiefly because Eternal Crusade has announced that its closed alpha test will start...
Elite dev blog talks CQC, player factions, and more
Space sim Elite: Dangerous released a couple of beta builds focused on its close quarters combat (CQC) gameplay this week. Producer Michael Brookes says...
Camelot Unchained’s dev team is shifting focus from tech to game
This afternoon's Camelot Unchained update features a recap of the week's news, including the DragonCon panel video and the 113-hour procedurally generated terrain achievement....
League of Legends gives ‘fresh start’ to chat offenders
League of Legends rulebreakers who were dismayed to learn that they wouldn't be receiving any rewards for ranked play at the conclusion of season...
DUST 514 kicks off a new event in celebration of the Amarr
A big lore shake-up occurred in the EVE Online universe when Empress Jamyl Sarum was killed while traveling. That has an impact on one...
Skyforge releases the patch notes for Aelion’s Call
The next major patch for Skyforge won't actually be available to play until Wednesday of next week, but you can find out what the...
