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If you're still hoping for Kickstarter as the new future for video game funding, you may well be disappointed to know that it seems to be undergoing a downturn. A study by U.K.-based consultancy firm ICO Partners has determined that people have pledged significantly less to Kickstarters in the first half of 2016 than they did during the first and...

Some of the responses to this morning's Daily Grind made me wonder about the balance of playtime MMO players maintain. See what I just did there? I called you all MMO players because that is how I think of myself -- an MMO player first, and a gamer second. The non-MMOs I play invariably fill some niche that my...

The MoPark ARK server has restarted, and that means life is more dangerous again. MassivelyOP's MJ has begun rebuilding, and she has a lot of gathering and taming to do -- all while running for her life way more often than not. Join us live at 12:00 p.m. to catch a glimpse of life on the new server. (And...

We know now that patch 3.35 and the Deep Dungeon will be landing on July 19th. That's a little bit later than I had expected, but it doesn't change one of the fundamental things that I've been observing with Final Fantasy XIV: The next few months are going to be absolutely golden for the game. If you've enjoyed Heavensward,...

With barely a whisper in memory of its long-running MMOFPS, Daybreak closed down the PlanetSide servers this past weekend. The studio had previously stated that the sunset was due to "evolving needs and technical requirements" involved with running the 2003-era game. Last year, we had listed it as one of seven MMOs that was operating on borrowed time. To honor PlanetSide,...

It's hard to know what to be more excited for in The Elder Scrolls Online: the major update that's coming to the game in August or the long-awaited introduction of player housing that is in the works for early 2017. While players scour the in-game maps looking for signs of housing construction, ZeniMax is spilling the beans on August's Update 11....

Steam's big summer sale is over today -- about five hours from the time this post goes live, smack in the middle of 4th-of-July BBQ time for a lot of the Americans in our audience. Valve didn't get much of my wallet this round; I picked up Stardew Valley, The Long Dark, Crypt of the NecroDancer, and Dungelot. Piddly stuff,...

Were you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered’s Week in Review! Star Wars: The Old Republic celebrated another big news week, what with the launch of GEMINI Deception for subbers, rumors of a Knights of the Eternal Throne expansion, and the start of the Dark vs. Light...

Massively Overpowered is all about gamers who love games talking about games. And sometimes, we even get to play games together! This post heralds one such time, as Massively OP's MJ is hosting an unofficial private ARK: Survival Evolved server and is once again inviting our community to join in the dinosaur fun. But wait, you might be thinking, didn't MJ already...

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 of it gets backlogged. That’s why there’s The MOP Up: a weekly compilation of smaller MMO stories and videos that you won’t want to miss. Seen any good MMO news? Hit us up through our tips...