Updates

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E3 2016: ARK: Survival Evolved will soon let you play and mate as a prehistoric creature

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Have you ever been playing ARK: Survival Evolved and wondered what it would be like to live a day in the life of some...
I want to go back (go back)

Star Trek Online shows off its 23rd century ship stats

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When Star Trek Online launches Agents of Yesterday, players will be able to fly around in the ships of the line from the mid-23rd...
'Problem' is not a synonym for 'thing I personally don't like.'

Wisdom of Nym: An examination of Final Fantasy XIV patch 3.3

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With patch 3.3 on the live servers, the next few months are going to be the best time to be playing Final Fantasy XIV...

Guild Wars 2 releases sound design video for latest raid wing

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Did you hear something? Oh, it was just the sound of a Guild Wars 2 boss making death-rattle noises. Carry on. ArenaNet's just posted its third...

CCP announces Carrier Assault patch for EVE: Valkyrie VR shooter

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CCP has today announced a free update for VR-centric EVE: Valkyrie, the star of which is a new game mode called Carrier Assault. "Until now...

The MOP Up: EverQuest gets hardcore (June 12, 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...

MapleStory kicks off summer content series June 22

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MapleStory is touting the impending arrival of the first chunk of its summer content update series, Heroes of Maples. Arriving on June 22nd, the first...

Tree of Savior will reopen for new players after dealing with bots and exploits

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If you're waiting for Tree of Savior to return from limbo, your only question, we suspect, is when? IMCGames removed the game from purchase on...

Aion returns to the Tower of Eternity in July

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Some of the most momentous occasions in MMORPGs aren't when players are invited to explore strange, new zones, but when the community comes back...

SkySaga brings in realm dungeons and beefs up guilds

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Last month's SkySaga Alpha 8 patch is getting a helping hand this week with a small but important update that adds new options for adventuring...

Here’s how Guild Wars 2 blends creature and environment art to build a raid boss

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ArenaNet has a fresh Guild Wars 2 video out today as part of its raid design series, this one focused on the art design...

Paragon plans major gameplay overhaul, August 16 open beta

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Epic has announced that "free open beta" for its gritty MOBA Paragon will begin on August 16th. Two letters to the community today suggest that...

WoW dev vows ‘richer patch content lineup for Legion’

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More news is emerging from the Blizzard summit in Irvine this week. Kotaku's World of Warcraft interview touches on a number of topics, including...

Star Citizen’s alpha 2.4 is live on the PTU for all backers with first iteration of persistence

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Heads up, Star Citizens: alpha 2.4 is finally on Star Citizen's public test test server for all backers, not just the elite few. "SC Alpha...
Candy, my friends! That's what you'll be getting! Delicious candy!

Black Desert Online posts a siege manual ahead of the June 15th siege launch

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The current lack of siege warfare in Black Desert Online is good news for people who don't like having random jerks besieging their structures...
Just whenever you get around to us, it's cool.

World of Warcraft: Legion is getting an animated Illidan short

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Considering that Illidan Stormrage is the origin of all of the Demon Hunters double-jumping around in World of Warcraft: Legion you wouldn't be surprised...
Both hands!

Guild Wars 2’s Bobby Stein says raids won’t gate main story progress

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ArenaNet's Narrative Lead Bobby Stein has hit the Guild Wars 2 forums to address some of the concerns raised this week when a forum...

Age of Conan’s revamped item shop draws ire from players

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Cash shops are pretty much a standard feature in most MMORPGs these days, whether you like them or not. It's always a tricky balancing...
Why would the head of a matriarchal society wear skintight leather? That doesn't even pretend to make any sense.

Skyforge players face off against Akonita’s invasion

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Players of Skyforge are no strangers to fighting off invasions. There's an invasion of the planet of Aelion every ten minutes or so, after...
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Final Fantasy XIV reveals its E3 plans

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Are you already tired of Final Fantasy XIV's most recent patch? If so, well, what the heck do you want? You got a whole...