Updates

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Blacker than the blackest black.

DC Universe Online ends the War of the Light on January 6th

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The War of the Light is the DC Universe Online version of the elaborate battle between various different hues of power rings, and it's...
Hello? HELLO? AVON CALLING!

Shroud of the Avatar previews the towns of Resolute and Aerie

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The new year is here, and it brings with it the promise of more content and options in Shroud of the Avatar. Not in...

Valiance Online tests new client-to-server architecture, previews new website

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Crime never sleeps and superhero MMOs never take a holiday from patching. Valiance Online has been hard at work whipping up a couple of new...

Dragon’s Dogma Online announces the Alchemist class

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Right now Western fans of Dragon's Dogma Online can only look on with envy at their Japanese counterparts who are not only currently enjoying...
Would you like to see something unsettling?

WoW Factor: The view from outside the Legion alpha test

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I've been paying rapt attention to the ongoing-though-paused World of Warcraft Legion alpha tests  because said tests are looking good. That's a positive. Whilst the actual...

The Stream Team: Ending the year in The Secret World’s Issue #13

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It's been really hard for MassivelyOP's MJ to resist diving into The Secret World's Issue #13 so she could share it with you all,...
A whole new wait, no, not doing this song, never mind.

Nexon is bringing free-form flight to TERA in Korea

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You all remember how Nexon is taking over publishing duties for TERA in Korea, right? It's important to remember it, because otherwise the newest...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2 predictions for 2016

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2015 is coming to a close, and I've eaten my own bodyweight (and then some!) in festive treats, so it's the perfect time to...
Deck the, um... halls. Or don't. It's cool.

Survarium patch 0.34 adds Christmas-themed raiding and improved netcode

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The good news is that if you're reading this today, you've managed to survive the holiday rush. The question, then, is whether or not...

Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR predictions for 2016

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“Difficult to see. Always in motion the future is,” Yoda explained to Luke Skywalker on Dagobah when the boy had a vision of his...
whatevs

Take a tour of the new dungeons in Black Desert’s newest Korean update

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There's no official release date in the US for Black Desert just yet. But it is coming, and that means that there's all the...
My track record has been pretty good!

Wisdom of Nym: Speculating on Final Fantasy XIV’s 2016

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I have high hopes for 2016. Higher hopes than I did for 2015, at least. 2015 also started out with my being fired for...

Paladins adds new game modes

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Strange and wonderful things are afoot at Paladins, now that the team has unleashed Closed Beta Patch 11 for testers to explore. The focus of...

The MOP Up: A look behind A Realm Reborn (December 27, 2015)

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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...

World of Warships adds 1940s New York port and anime ships

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Nothing like an end-of-the-year patch to herd players away from pesky holiday parties and familial bonding and back toward the games that love them...

Star Citizen pushes out Alpha 2.1, promises ‘date driven’ patch schedule

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While other studio teams are powering down for the holidays, it looks as though Star Citizen's crew is keeping up the pace. The team...

Istaria celebrates its 12th anniversary with a patch

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Istaria -- the MMO that will forever be linked to its former title of Horizons with any mention of it, making one wonder why the...
Never over.

Perfect Ten: The 10 best MMORPG updates and expansions of 2015

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There is no way we can list all of the great updates in a given year. It's not possible. We are always going to...
Either die or don't.

Phantasy Star Online 2 is moving to the PlayStation 4 in 2016

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If you're still waiting for Phantasy Star Online 2 to be released in North America, today's news isn't going to do much to help...
Lizard laugh.

Final Fantasy XIV talks about future content in its next patches while planning another fan festival

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It's going to be a little while until Final Fantasy XIV players can enjoy the content of patch 3.2, but producer and director Naoki...