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The Mop Up: FEAR is dead edition

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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 8, 2015

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This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Project Gorgon continued to feel the Kickstarter love thanks to the realization of its $30,000 stretch goal. Star...

Champions Online’s lifetime sub goes on sale

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Even superheroes deserve a break now and then. Champions Online is temporarily reducing the cost of its lifetime subscription with a month-long sale, giving...

Neverwinter introduces scaling subscription VIP program

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Free-to-play Neverwinter has decided to dip its toes in the neighboring pool of subscriptions, as Cryptic announced that it's now offering a VIP membership...
Spread your wings and, well, glide.

Betawatch: August 7th, 2015

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It's time for the first Guild Wars 2 expansion beta weekend! Technically, it's a public weekend, but the only parts of the public that...

Gamescom 2015: Gigantic announces August CBT start

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Go go Gigantic beta! At Gamescom this week, the cell-shaded Gigantic announced that it will be ending its alpha test and transitioning into closed...
NOW PUNCH! YOUR FRIEND! PUNCH, PUNCH YOUR FRIEND! GET OUT ON THE FLOOR AND PUNCH YOUR BEST FRIEND!

Lineage Eternal should have two more tests this year

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Thus far, Lineage Eternal has only had one focus group test, but NCsoft appears to be ramping up the game's test schedule as the...

Skyforge’s Crucible of the Gods PvP tweaks detailed

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Skyforge has published another update relating to next week's Crucible of the Gods patch. This time the focus is on the changes coming to...

Gamescom 2015: Star Citizen gets a monthly report and a big Gamescom presentation

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It's a big day for fans of Star Citizen, as Cloud Imperium has put out a typically massive monthly report. Oh, and there's that...
Demon Hunters HATE this holiday

Gamescom 2015: More details on World of Warcraft: Legion

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It's only been a day since the announcement of World of Warcraft: Legion, but fans are already eager to learn more about the expansion....

Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns starts first public beta weekend

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You won't need to head all the way out to Gamescom this week to see the latest and greatest in Guild Wars 2: Heart...

Shards Online: Proposing the ‘persistent online world’ game

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Last week, our comments erupted over some game studios' haphazard use of the term "MMO" -- and how that overuse and misuse has possibly tainted the...
When it comes.

WoW Factor: Analyzing Legion with a critical eye

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All right, let me just say for the record that when it comes to this expansion, my speculation last week was meant as just...

Crowfall’s guild structure allows for complex relationships

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Guilds in PvP-oriented games are quite essential for one's continued survival, and Crowfall has put a lot of thought into what it's going to...

Heimburg: Project Gorgon is ‘the most ambitious thing I’ve ever attempted’

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It seems like half the Massively staff has been playing Project Gorgon here lately, so we figured it was time to seek out the...
Something something rightfully forgotten film revival, etc.

Camelot Unchained launches community modding effort

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The team behind Camelot Unchained wants the game to have a solid, modifiable interface. That's a commendable goal, but it's also something that's hard...
Not feature-complete, of course, but you knew that from the name.

Star Citizen deploys a new patch and kills its old launcher

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Star Citizen players have a new patch to contend with today, as Alpha 1.1.6 has been pushed live with a brand-new launcher. The previous...
I am still proud of myself for this screenshot.

Star Trek Online announces Season 11: New Dawn

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The war against the Iconians has been going on since Star Trek Online first launched, even though it hasn't always been immediately obvious. Season...

Get your Secret World currency conversion rates here

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What is your money worth? Ever since The Secret World's currency conversion -- the one that will turn all the various tokens into Black Bullion...

Skyforge’s Crucible of the Gods gets a patch note landing page

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Skyforge's first major content update is less than a week away. As such, the dev team has helpfully collated all of the patch notes...