Updates

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EVE Online details the major changes coming to being a mining foreman

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For larger mining operations in EVE Online, you need a foreman. Not just because you need someone to complain about to your fellow mining...
What's it worth to you.

Skyforge is cashing in its extensive currencies

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There are a lot of different currencies in Skyforge - so many that it's easy to lose track of all of them, some of...

Black Desert preps for next week’s ocean patch, talks life skills

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Black Desert is back online this morning after a brief patch intended to help prep for next week's massive ocean content update -- or...

Riders of Icarus (finally) delivers its Rift of the Damned update

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After not one, but two delays, Rift of the Damned has finally arrived in Riders of Icarus. There's a lot to chew on with this...
Tower of things.

Blade & Soul introduces Ebondrake Citadel and the Tower of Memory

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It's the most wonderful day of the week for fans of Blade & Soul because it's patch day. Not only does this patch include...
Back in the 90s, I was in a very famous teevee show.

SamuTale brings out a horse-filled update for closed alpha

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If you bought a founder's pack for SamuTale, you could have been already playing in the game's closed alpha... but you couldn't have done...

Today’s Black Death patch rolls out the Knight and Outlaw classes plus the wellness system

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The Black Death is rolling out a grim update today, and aren't they all pretty grim? We're talking about a medieval survival sandbox whose...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Fully unpacking Guild Wars 2’s Rising Flames

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I've been aching to share more of my thoughts about Guild Wars 2's second Living World instalment for Season 3 and am finally convinced that enough...
More like... mild.

Wild Terra plans PvP and skill revamp ahead of December 1 early access launch

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Indie sandbox Wild Terra has a Steam early access launch date: December 1st. The devs behind the "massively multiplayer life simulator" told players today that...

The Witching Hour Halloween events return to DC Universe Online

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While it's been Halloween in the stores for at least two months already, the holiday festivities are just getting started in MMORPGs now that...

Rumor: Possible Guild Wars 2 leak teases future content destination

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An image that may show a map where Guild Wars 2 players might be headed in a future update for the game has been...
Still in the dark.

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV patch 3.4 in review

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We're on the penultimate patch of the expansion (no, that's not official, but let's be real) and Final Fantasy XIV fans have had a...

Skyforge’s Ascension includes content adjusted for player gear

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When October 19th rolls around, Skyforge is getting a truly epic ground-up revamp -- Ascension -- designed to introduce more casual-friendly gameplay to the...

Guild Wars 2 devs on strange rocks, hatching eggs, and the making of Rising Flames

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Now that Guild Wars 2 players have had an opportunity to play the Rising Flames update, they can learn a little more about the...
This is not heading in a positive direction, in other words.

TERA’s Civil Unrest causes actual unrest when it fails to function

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One of the big centerpiece features of TERA's most recent patch was the Civil Unrest event, with players teaming up to take on other...

EVE Evolved: What else is coming to EVE Online in November?

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Recently I've been looking at how EVE Online will be affected by the introduction of free-to-play "alpha clone" accounts in its upcoming November expansion, but there's a...

The MOP Up: The Black Death’s knights vs. outlaws (October 2, 2016)

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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...
Day one.

The Daily Grind: What MMO events have you stayed up for?

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When the first two World of Warcraft expansions launched, my wife and I were there for the midnight launches. We set up our schedule...

EverQuesting: Landmark brings back PvP and Halloween in its latest patch

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Note: While mainly focused on the franchise that started it all, EverQuesting delves into the other Daybreak news and titles as well. I can't help...

War Thunder celebrates 10M players worldwide, adds Greek and Egyptian maps with Desert Hunters

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Gaijin has reason to celebrate today: It's announced that War Thunder "now has an audience of more than 10,000,000 players worldwide across PS4, PC...