Updates

We’re not even going to try to sort out the patches from the updates from the iterations from the campaigns and expansions and expanshalones. If it’s something going into an MMO that’s already out, it lands in this category! [Follow this category’s RSS feed]

Marvel Heroes’ dynamic combat scaling is live now

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Dynamic combat scaling is live today in Marvel Heroes, affecting enemies and zones in both story mode and challenge mode. The game launched with fixed...
The Olympic committee looks really different now.

Overwatch is heading to the Olympics in spirit

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If you maintain some hope of wowing audiences worldwide with your skills at playing Overwatch, we're sad to inform you that playing the game...

Space pirates abound in WildStar’s newest raid

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No matter where you go, no matter what games genre lines you cross, no matter how landlocked you become, sooner or later you will...
Send me a group of adventurers with attitude.

Daring! Moonfire Faire returns to Final Fantasy XIV; the pose of a lifetime ensues!

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The Moonfire Faire is returning to Final Fantasy XIV once again, but as veterans of the game know by now, these festivals never go...

Elder Scrolls Online’s Shadows of the Hist DLC goes live

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If the world seems a little darker and a smidge more dangerous today, do not fret: It simply means that Elder Scrolls Online has rolled...

World of Warcraft trailer touts Legion features, locations

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Blizzard has just posted up another World of Warcraft: Legion video, this one an "extended look" at the zones, dungeons, artifact system, combat animations,...
Your manager says you should shut up.

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV and the weirdness of Yo-kai Watch

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The fact that Final Fantasy XIV has now officially had a crossover with Yo-kai Watch feels rather odd to me. I'm honestly not a...
Avec les hommes et le Pokey.

Pokemon Go: The fake Harry Potter rumor and the patch of doom

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The Harry Potter  Pokemon Go clone widely reported over the weekend was a hoax, guys. JTHX News originally claimed IGN posted the news, but...

The MOP Up: Elder Scrolls Online’s Cradle of Shadows (July 31, 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...
Sometimes despite its best efforts.

Peek into EU Aion 5.0’s new dungeons

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While Aion's 5.0 expansion, Echos of Eternity launched in NA earlier this month, Aion 5.0: Lost Memories will launch in EU on August 10th....

Guild Chat: Recruiting for your MMORPG guild ahead of WoW Legion

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Welcome along to Guild Chat, my column in which I join forces with commenters to help a reader in need with a guild-related concern....

Neverwinter’s newest zone is inspired by Iceland’s beaches

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Where do MMORPG environmental artists get their inspiration? Chances are that they look around this real world of ours for some unusual and striking...
We turned out all right.

The Daily Grind: When were you completely wrong in your predictions for an MMO?

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It was just about three years ago that I was looking forward to both WildStar launching and Final Fantasy XIV relaunching. Back then, I...

Grav takes steps to join the MMO club

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What happens when you take a survival sandbox and start linking together all of its servers? You might actually end up with something that...

Gotta catch all of Landmark’s cosmetic pets

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If you were just thinking, I really need my own antlered bunny to follow me around in Landmark, you've hit the jackpot! No, seriously...
Wings plus lady equal healing.

Heroes of the Storm teases the abilities of the archangel Auriel

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Archangels are pretty handy to have around in a fight. They can heal you, they can resurrect you, they can protect you, they can...
Gears of store.

Allods Online adjusts endgame gearing in patch 7.0.1

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If you're big on endgame content in Allods Online, you probably have strong feelings about how you get geared up. You might be frustrated...
Commander.

Skyforge outlines the fight against Melegh in the D3 Distortion

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The Reapers serve as low-level punching bags in Skyforge, but they're also capable of being higher-order threats as well. In the game's next major...

Perpetuum Online introduces ‘bulletstorm glass-ninja’ robots

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The battlefront of Perpetuum Online is about to crank it up to 11 -- 11 new robots, that is. A wave of Syndicate robots...

World of Warcraft unlocks Demon Hunters on August 9

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Demon Hunters, start your engines! Blizzard announced this afternoon that it will be unlocking the newest class on August 9th for players who have pre-purchased...