ARK: Survival Evolved dev apologizes for saying expansion critics are ‘too cheap to pony up $20’
If you were one of the folks who were surprised that ARK: Survival Evolved's Studio Wildcard would charge for the Scorched Earth expansion DLC...
EVE Evolved: The consequences of a free-to-play EVE
This week we heard the unexpected news that EVE Online will be going partially free-to-play when the next expansion lands in November. Like many games...
The MOP Up: Revelation Online’s fashion show (September 4, 2016)
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...
Leaderboard: Where does Legion fit in the ranking of WoW’s expansions?
Poll after poll has shown that World of Warcraft players generally consider Wrath of the Lich King to be the very best WoW expansion....
The Daily Grind: How should long-running MMOs help new players catch up?
Expansions for MMOs are really made for the veteran player. A bump of the level cap from 60 to 70 seems reasonable if you're...
PAX West 2016: WoW’s Legion Companion App and Return to Karazhan
During the World of Warcraft panel at PAX West today, Blizzard revealed that it's rolling out a new mobile toy for the game called...
Betawatch: WoW Legion launches (September 2, 2016)
Boy, it feels like we've been waiting for this for a whole year, doesn't it? World of Warcraft: Legion launched this past week, putting...
Armored Warfare briefs commanders on its new Frontline map
A new PvP map is coming to Armored Warfare in Update 0.17, and its design might throw a monkey wrench into the plans of...
Path of Exile’s Atlas of Worlds expansion is officially live [Updated]
Path of Exile's Atlas of Worlds expansion is official live. The countdown ticker rolled over at 4 p.m. EDT. Time to get in there!
Back in...
PAX West 2016: The Elder Scrolls Online’s One Tamriel is live on the PTS
During the Elder Scrolls Online panel this afternoon at PAX West, ZeniMax developers fielded a number of questions from the audience centering on what...
Star Trek Online is planning a ship-printing service
If you've been playing Star Trek Online for a while, the adventures of your personal ship might feel a bit more real than those...
Here’s how Skyforge’s Ascension is rewriting character development
Skyforge's Ascension expansion isn't just another content drop -- it's virtual rewrite of the way characters are built and played in a way that...
EVE Online devs address the potential for ganking and abuse under its F2P model
Earlier this week, CCP announced a hybrid free-to-play business model revamp for EVE Online that has capsuleers across the galaxy buzzing. The system hinges...
First impressions of World of Warcraft: Legion, part three
One of the things that bothered me about Warlords of Draenor was how bad it felt to play. It was unexpected. I don't inherently...
Shroud of the Avatar refines Release 33, works on stability
Shroud of the Avatar's last content update, Release 33, came out last week, but the team hasn't been satisfied with a one-and-done approach to...
The Exiled puts forth its plans for dealing with feedback
The last few weeks for The Exiled (the game formerly known as Das Tal) have provided the developers with a lot of feedback. Plenty of...
Overwatch’s Eichenwalde map and Season 2 are live (gg ez)
Last night's Overwatch patch was hard to miss: It introduces a brand-new map, Eichenwalde, and implemented competitive play season 2 -- almost a week...
TERA’s next big update is all about guilds
Guilds are a pretty big deal in TERA, but let's be fair, they're a pretty big deal in most games. Of course, they're going...
The Daily Grind: How would you judge WoW Legion’s launch?
MMORPG launches seldom go to plan. Trainwrecks are inevitable. Never spend a vacation day on an MMO release date -- that's the conventional wisdom.
And...
Albion Online introduces the Hell artifacts
A new batch of artifacts is arriving in Albion Online, and it's hellish. These are literally called the Hell Artifacts, you see, and are...
