Opinion

For a writer on a multi-MMORPG news site, following pretty much every online game's Twitter feed comes with the territory. It's always interesting to me to see...

In the ongoing, neverending sandbox-vs.-themepark MMO debate, the folks on the side of sandboxes want one thing: more. Actually they want a lot more. They want...

I have no doubt that Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns is going to be big, both for the studio and its playerbase. It's...

I've been playing Call of Juarez: Gunslinger here lately. It's nothing special, really, but it is a competent wild west shooter that I picked up...

In this episode, Larry, Tina, Cosmic Engine, and Jason debate what makes MMORPGs sticky and which game has done it the best.

Ever since The Secret World's debut dev livestream two weeks ago teased motorcycle mounts, players have been abuzz with anticipation. The desire for vehicles...

Fun hypothetical: Let's say that all of us -- including Massively Overpowered -- were thrown back in time 12 years to 2003. There's no...

I love a really good superhero score. Some of my favorite pieces include John Williams' Superman theme, Danny Elfman's Batman introduction, Brian Tyler's Iron...

Justin and Bree talk about Blade & Soul's western approach, WoW's war on flying, The Repopulation's launch date, EverQuest's progression server, Age of Conan's anniversary, and Guild Wars 2's Lion's Arch rebuild, plus mailbag questions on repellent MMO IPs.

I like to consider myself a measured person. I try not to give into overblown rants and statements that I cannot take back. Too...

This morning's Daily Grind question comes to us from Kickstarter donor Specus, who asks, I've seen many games where new players have trouble joining a...

Mo downs his first miniboss, only to see one of his "friends" abscond with the loot.

There's a phrase that gets passed around my house frequently these days, and the phrase is "expansion mode." I have two characters locked into...

So, Blade & Soul! Huzzah, and stuff. I don't know about you, but NCsoft's heading-west announcement has reinvigorated my inner MMO fan, at least...

Too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered's Week in Review! Were you one...

Welcome along to Guild Chat, my own wee place in the 'webs in which we can discuss all things guilds and club together to...

I made my Crab Spider in City of Heroes primarily because I wanted to have someone as a spider. My character concept for her...

I might be a little tardy in doing this, but every spring since I started to write about Lord of the Rings Online, I've...

A friend asked me to come with her guild to run some endgame raid or another. I don't remember what it was. Whatever raid...

As one or two people have pointed out, MMOs are multiplayer by their very definition -- and massively so. Yet even if you're in...