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MMO Week in Review: What the Smed (August 23, 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! Stop...

The MOP Up: Rick & Morty meet MOBAs

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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...
Make My MMO

Make My MMO: August 22, 2015

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One of these weeks we'll stop writing about Project Gorgon in this space, but not today! And why should we, since the indie darling...

Star Citizen has refunded over 1,200 backers

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Are you dissatisfied with Cloud Imperium's progress on crowdfunded space sim sandbox Star Citizen? You might be able to get your pledge refunded, according...

Linkrealms’ summer closed beta starts on August 29

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Indie sandbox maker Mythyn Interactive has announced that the summer closed beta for Linkrealms will begin on August 29th. Linkrealms has received multiple updates since...

Path of Exile patch adds better artwork

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A recent small patch for Path of Exile will be easier on the eyes for players, as the team has added better artwork for...

Star Citizen’s FPS devs confront merge conflicts

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Star Citizen published its weekly Star Marine update earlier this morning. Cloud Imperium says that it didn't add or test new features this week because...
What was that vendor's name? Saw? Was it Saw? Adze? Saw sounds right-ish.

WRUP: Why did I take this screenshot edition

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Hello, yes, do you know why I took this screenshot? I know I did take this screenshot. It was on my hard drive; that...
This is almost like owning a thing.

Betawatch: August 21st, 2015

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Revival isn't yet in closed beta or closed alpha or even really in pre-alpha, but it is letting players walk around the houses they...

Ex-Daybreak President John Smedley starts his own company

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The MMO industry trembled last month as John Smedley left his long-held post as president of Daybreak Game Company (and before that, SOE), but now...

Gloria Victis is doubling its world size, selling naming rights

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Fantasy sandbox Gloria Victis aims to double its world size with its next patch. It's scheduled to hit the pre-alpha server sometime in the...

Camelot Unchained gets a state-of-the-game update

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Camelot Unchained's website updated earlier this afternoon with Mark Jacobs' latest state-of-the-project post. Jacobs reminds backers and interested onlookers that CU's current version is still...
Hey kid, I'm a dragon. Stop all the third-party tool usin'. Help dragon.

Dark Age of Camelot shuts down radar cheaters

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With the three factions of Dark Age of Camelot locked in a perpetual state of war with one another, widespread cheating has a seriously...

League of Legends denies Season 5 rewards to banned or restricted players

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If you've been a bad boy or girl this year and still expect to reap rewards from League of Legends' Season 5, then you...

Allods Online update has werewolves and vampires living together, mass hysteria

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Have the itch to get out and explore some unclaimed territory? Allods Online players will get to do just that with the advent of...

Marvel Heroes starts Mystic Mayhem event, announces STASH change

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Limbo is open for business in Marvel Heroes, although players may go through hell when they get there. Gazillion took the game's old Limbo zone and reworked it...

ArcheAge taking sign-ups for free server transfers soon

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In just a few days, ArcheAge will begin accepting sign-ups for server -- sorry, evolution -- transfers. Trion Worlds announced yesterday that players affected by...
aw jeez

Champions Online is letting players take a walk on the villainous side

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Having an option to play a supervillain in an MMO can be tough, since supervillains are usually meant to have big skills and powers...
Goal: murder.

Final Fantasy XIV boasts 5 million registered accounts

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Let's start this news item with an important caveat - we don't know how many actual active subscribers Final Fantasy XIV has at the...

WildStar dev hints at adding path options

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Yesterday the WildStar team hosted a Reddit AMA about the new Cosmic Rewards system, and during that conversation one player asked about being able to...