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]

Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2’s new Living Story has launched

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Wowee, is it ever a massive day in the life of my favourite MMO! If you log in right now, you'll notice three greatly...
Living with you is a chore and a half.

Elder Scrolls Online previews update 11’s style parlor

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The Elder Scrolls Online has a dev piece out this afternoon focused on the upcoming Style Parlor going live next week with update 11. "If...
Just behind.

RuneFest takes RuneScape players on a tour of the Eastern Isles

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When October rolls around, RuneScape players will be heading off into the great unknown in the Eastern Isles. It's a distant continent full of...
I'm on an angry.

World of Warships removes a skill without offering players a respec option

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One of the skills in World of Warships was Situational Awareness, but it's been patched out. Players could choose to take the skill, or...

HEX dev blog offers a peek at PvE campaign’s second adventure zone

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If you've finished up the PvE campaign in HEX: Shards of Fate and await more, the latest dev blog is aimed at you! With the...

Shroud of the Avatar counts down the final days to its persistent world

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We are just two days away from Shroud of the Avatar's final wipe and debut of its persistent world (albeit one that's still in...
I need healing.

Wisdom of Nym: Speculating about leveling in Final Fantasy XIV’s future

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Speculating about the next Final Fantasy XIV expansion is something that I engage in quite a bit, but the fact is that there's an...
Glub glub.

Black Desert Online’s Korean version adds in a new region and underwater combat

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Now that Black Desert Online has landed in North America and is humming along nicely, it's sometimes easy to forget that the game has...
what

Defiance ditches its brand-new auction house

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Easy come, easy go: Just two months after Defiance added a game-wide auction house, the title is now removing it entirely. According to Trion Worlds,...

The MOP Up: Planet of Heroes comes into orbit (July 24, 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...
Ultima Online

Ultima Online newsletter addresses Publish 94, special moves, and armor enhancing

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Ultima Online's latest newsletter is short and sweet: Broadsword Producer Bonnie "Mesanna" Armstrong confirms that the team is still working on Publish 94, shooting...
Epic pitchfork.

Albion Online details the Artifact system

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When Albion Online's final beta kicks off on August 1st, players are going to deal with Artifacts. They're the most powerful items in the...
Oh, kai.

Final Fantasy XIV kicks off a Yo-kai Watch crossover on July 26th

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At first glance, Final Fantasy XIV and Yo-kai Watch seem to be two tastes that go together like peanut butter and mayonnaise. But they're...
Aw yeah.

Wisdom of Nym: Why I adore Final Fantasy XIV’s Deep Dungeon

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Let me start by getting my biggest beef with the Palace of the Dead out of the way right off: I don't like the...
He really isn't I know, but work with me here.

World of Warcraft drops more pre-Legion lore at SDCC ’16

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There's going to be quite a bit of lore in World of Warcraft to lead up to the release of Legion, but not every...
In excelsis deio.

Gloria Victis adds short spears and client improvements

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The long spearless nightmare that has affected Gloria Victis is finally over. With the game's most recent patch, players can craft all of the...

Guild Wars 2’s Queen Jennah addresses the citizens of Kryta; Divinity’s Reach is so doomed

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Guild Wars 2 is continuing its rollout of teasers leading up to the launch of its third living world season next week. Today's entry...

Naval warfare is coming to Black Desert in Q4 2016

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Yesterday we noted that Black Desert is currently introducing naval warfare in the MMO's Korean version. Today, we have confirmation that these sea battles will...

Blade and Soul wades into a summertime patch

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Shadows of the Innocents, Blade and Soul's 2.4 patch, hit the live servers yesterday, giving max level players more content to consume. There are...

Riders of Icarus forecasts a snowy update next week

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Fresh (very fresh) fantasy MMO Riders of Icarus is already preparing for its first post-soft launch update next week with Blight of Frost Keep....