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]

Bungie blows up Destiny’s progression system and Peter Dinklage

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Big things are afoot with Destiny, and by big things we mean that Bungie is basically changing how the whole game works while trading Tyrion...

Not So Massively: Dota 2’s $18m main event, Hearthstone’s expansion

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This week, third-person MOBA SMITE revealed its new support character Khepri, the ancient Egyptian scarab god. League of Legends pushed its HUD overhaul to...

DC Universe’s Episode 15 content arrives this week for subscribers

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Daybreak has announced the official launch date for DC Universe Online's Episode 15 update. Members can take the new content for a spin on...
If you lived here, you'd be home by now.

Shroud of the Avatar pushes out Release 20 with 113 player-run towns

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Are you playing Shroud of the Avatar's latest release right now? Obviously not, you're reading this article, but you could be playing it right...
I always want screenshots I don't actually have, it seems.

Wisdom of Nym: Speculating on what comes next in Final Fantasy XIV

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Let me start by warning you fans of Final Fantasy XIV that this column may very well have spoilers, but that's all right because...

The MOP Up: Evil Island edition

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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...

Check into H1Z1’s upcoming hospital

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Although H1Z1 is deep in clean up mode, that doesn't mean forward progress isn't still being made. Producer Steve George and Senior Game Designer...

How to get Ultima Online’s Time of Legends expansion for a song

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Ultima Online's Time of Legends expansion is on the way, just in time for the venerable MMO's 18th birthday in September. And if you're...

Time-travel through RIFT in the latest Nightmare Saga publish

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The second act of RIFT's new Nightmare Saga has gone live, and this time the game is taking players on a trip through time...

Get a sneak peek of ArcheAge’s 2.0 patch notes

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Curious what ArcheAge patch 2.0 will look like when it finally arrives later this summer? One helpful fan has translated the Russian patch notes...

SMITE adds Khepri, its biggest god yet

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"This is one big scary bug. Much bug. Wow." Hi-Rez has a lot to say about Khepri, SMITE's newest god, but perhaps the above quote...
Tragically, thieves stole most of her clothing.

Black Desert releases the Kunoichi class

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If you're a fan of sneaking past enemies before exploding out of stealth with throat-stabbing fervor, you might be the ideal player for Black...

Guild Wars 2’s fractal dungeons to become more accessible and challenging

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Guild Wars 2 is not planning to neglect its fractal content when Heart of Thorns comes out later this year. The fantasy MMO put...
Here we go again, unfortunately.

WoW Factor: Speculating on WoW’s next expansion

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On August 6th, we now know, we'll be hearing the name and some details on the next World of Warcraft expansion. What we don't...
Machine men, with machine hearts.

Skyforge’s first major update, Crucible of the Gods, lands on August 11th

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Now that Skyforge is in its open beta phase - a soft launch for all intents and purposes - it's reasonable for players to...
Parkour!

Warframe’s Echoes of the Sentient update is live today

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Warframe players take the role of heavily armed space ninjas just by logging in. As such, it makes sense that the game would have...

World of Warcraft to reveal newest expansion next week

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What will World of Warcraft's next expansion be? Forget speculation -- you'll be finding out for real in a little over a week. Blizzard announced...

How to get your free Pirate Deadpool team-up in Marvel Heroes

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Not all of the achievements in Marvel Heroes are visible; some achievements are hidden until discovered, although the developers do drop hints to goad...

Dungeons and Dragons Online adds angelic quests and brand-new raid

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Dungeons and Dragons Online may have its fair share of demons, but there's an angelic side to the game as well. Case in point:...
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Guild Wars 2 fans datamine Warrior and Engineer elite specs

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Why wait for ArenaNet to announce the last few elite specializations for Guild Wars 2 when you can just mine for all that information...