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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...
It's ominous, that's the point here.

NCsoft and Nexon meet to discuss financial issues

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Relations between NCsoft and Nexon are not exactly comfortable at the moment; you may remember that it's been only a few months since NCsoft...

MMO Week in Review: March 29, 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! Better...

Elite: Dangerous sends pilots on a scavenger hunt for a graphics card

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When you have an entire galaxy at your fingertips, why not turn it into a massive scavenger hunt? Y'know, for kicks and corporate promotion! Elite:...

Ghost in the Shell Online: First Connection nearing Korean CBT

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The popular anime franchise Ghost in the Shell will be making the transition to an MMOFPS: It prepares to start its first Korean closed...

Camelot Unchained releases alpha video

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The first look at a new game is always exciting. You get to see a game as something other than concept art and development...