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Multiplayer mobile game Firefly Online was originally planned to release over a year ago. Then it delayed to work in the main cast and revamp. Last winter, the studio shut down in-app purchases ahead of its planned beta. In March, the official Facebook page remarked only that the game was still there and still flyin'. But beyond those beeps and boops of...

For those of you who missed the news, actor Anton Yelchin (best known to fans of Star Trek as Chekov in the reboot films) died this weekend in what appears to be a freak car-related accident at his home. He was 27 years old, gone long before anyone would have expected to be saying farewell. Star Trek Online lead...

Now that the Warcraft movie is out and about and apparently its handlers are contemplating sequels, I have a burning question for you: Which MMO would you want to see get a movie adaptation of some form? It's a harder question that it sounds since so many MMOs, from Star Wars: The Old Republic and Star Trek Online to Lord of the...

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! So E3 happened this week, and while it was one of the weaker E3s in recent memory for MMORPGs specifically, it still had plenty on offer: The Elder Scrolls Online dominated with its One Tamriel and housing...

The upcoming cross-platform AdventureQuest 3D is raising the stakes for the size and quality of its content delivery. Next Tuesday, June 21st, the team is releasing the game's "biggest update ever" as it chugs along to a fall release. There's a lot in store for this scrappy game with the patch. The crowning jewel is the introduction of AdventureQuest 3D's...

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...

While I don't play any of Gaijin's games, I was looking forward to meeting the studio at this year's E3 for two reasons: the VR demo and seeing Crossout. Sadly, they weren't combined, as the VR was for War Thunder and Crossout was simply a demo reel and Q&A. Even still, I came away with a few reasons to be excited. Rumbling thunder The very...

The recent E3 hubub about The Elder Scrolls Online new level syncing mechanics being extended has got me thinking all about the mechanics behind zones in MMOs, especially after I pored over an edition of Tamriel Infinium about how the feature's extension could impact the game by Massively Overpowered's own Larry Everett. Sooner or later, every MMO with a levelling system has to...

True fact: One of the earliest attempts to screenshot the action in an MMORPG took place as prehistoric cave paintings in France. Another true fact: I might have dreamed that up. "Here is a shot of my Blood Elf warlock staying warm by a fire alongside the Frostwolf Clan in World of Warcraft's Frostfire Ridge zone," Tyler sent to us. "Frostfire...

In pretty much any MMO, you have two options when it comes to races. The first is a situation wherein there are several different races, possibly with various class restrictions (World of Warcraft, Final Fantasy XIV, The Elder Scrolls Online, the list goes on). The second is a situation wherein you only have one playable race, and that race...