Updates

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BEARS BEARS BEARS

Check out the new Druid bear forms from World of Warcraft’s Legion alpha

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What is the number one threat to Azeroth? Bears. That's why Druids can turn into bears, after all. The new World of Warcraft expansion...

Trove throws a ‘block’ Friday patch

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Hey, we don't make the puns; we just report on them. Trove has indeed released its Block Friday patch in time for Thanksgiving here...
LET ME GO HOME

MapleStory goes back to basics with its Reboot world

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The Reboot world is a new way to experience MapleStory, or perhaps an old way to experience it in a new way. It's a...

Marvel Heroes invites you over for some Thanksgiving and Magik

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Just because it's a holiday week doesn't mean that Marvel Heroes is going to call it a day and go eat a ton of...

Cabal 2’s challenge mode is live today

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Forget gratitude; Cabal 2 wants you to spend Thanksgiving fighting each other in its new Challenge Mode. You won't even have to mention politics...

H1Z1 warns players of full server wipe happening tomorrow

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Can an apocalypse happen after the apocalypse? That's the ironic state of affairs for H1Z1, which will be experiencing a full server wipe tomorrow...

RIFT’s next update embraces winter’s wrath

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Fret not, RIFT players: Trion Worlds' fantasy title has one last big update in store for you before the year runs out. Yesterday RIFT revealed...

Not So Massively: Path of Exile’s Ascendancy expansion (November 23, 2015)

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Online gaming and e-sports are getting bigger by the day, and there are literally hundreds of popular online games out there that don’t really...

Beware packs of Compsognathuses in ARK: Survival Evolved

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Going toe-to-toe with one dinosaur in ARK: Survival Evolved can be a risky proposition, but thanks to the recent addition of the Compsognathus in update...
Dinosaur tech.

Star Trek Online previews the community-designed Jupiter carrier

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The first community-designed starship is coming to Star Trek Online with the Jupiter-class carrier. While it's got sleek lines, the Jupiter's biggest selling point...
Great big world.

Wisdom of Nym: Much ado about Final Fantasy XIV’s Diadem

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There's a whole lot to be said about the Diadem. Let's start: It's kind of a mess because it's a really solid idea lacking...
We're in space.

Elite Dangerous shows off the system specs for Horizon in its latest newsletter

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What will it take for you to land your ship on planets in Elite: Dangerous? Well, at the very least it will take a...

Cabal schools you in the Art of War

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Just because Cabal 2 is out doesn't mean that the original Cabal has given up the ghost! Yesterday the title put out an ambitious...

The MOP Up: Tera’s expansion launches in Europe (November 22, 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...

Star Citizen alpha 2.0 goes into testing

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Star Citizen fans have had a long wait for the game's big Alpha 2.0 update -- but that wait is just about over. CIG announced over...

Armored Warfare upgrades to tier 9 vehicles

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Armored Warfare, that "other" tank game, has an update out that's adding a whole new tier of vehicles to the mix. The M1A2, CRAB, BMPT-72,...

The Secret World livestream teases new PvP minigame, Issue 13

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Today's Secret World dev stream may not have delved deeply into details, but it did tease some upcoming content players can look forward to....

Face the Lord’s Labyrinth in Path of Exile’s next expansion: Ascendancy

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Earlier this month, Grinding Gear Games teased Path of Exile players with an announcement of an upcoming expansion announcement. Well folks, today's the day!...
Opposition.

WoW Factor: The look of the Legion class previews

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Last week was a pretty fun ride, I have to say. Leaving aside everything else we had to chew on after a weekend's worth...

BioWare nerfs SWTOR companions hard, asks for feedback [Updated]

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MMO players have always known the danger of a class or feature being overpowered, as it can draw the attention of developers and invite...