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Blizzard's Overwatch team already has ideas for additional maps and characters that will come post-launch. What are they? Well, the studio isn't saying, but it did state that if and when any are developed, they will be given to players for free. "We decided the best way to add  to the game is to patch them in as free content and...

If you're one of those MMO gamers who have yet to pick up Elder Scrolls Online but are interested in perhaps trying it out some day, then ZeniMax has made your plans for this weekend. From December 10th through the wee hours of the 14th, Elder Scrolls Online will be available to play for free even if you haven't bought...

Mo disconnects from his game in an epic rage quit for our 2015 comic finale.

ARK: Survival Evolved got some mainstream press coverage over the weekend, with a piece in the Seattle Times that focused on Studio Wildcard lead Jesse Rapczak. Yes, people still produce (and apparently read!) newspapers, and Rapczak -- a former Microsoft designer who worked on the HolonLens project -- is profiled along with ARK itself. The dino survival sandbox has sold...

Raptr recently released its most played games list for October 2015. MMOish titles featured heavily in the list, with Star Wars: The Old Republic posting big gains and World of Warcraft maintaining a comfortable position in the top five. Guild Wars 2 climbed by 10.87% over the previous month, securing the 12th spot in the rankings, while Final Fantasy...

I haven't forgotten the fact that there were people on the first day of Heavensward early access sporting level 50 Machinist and Dark Knights. There was a period when the new jobs absolutely dominated low-level roulettes. Heck, they're still more common than the others in leveling content. But even with all that having been said, being level 60 on...

Welcome to Massively Overpowered's end-of-the-year 2015 awards series. Every year, we poll our writers about the best and worst MMOs, stories, studios, and trends and assign awards to the winners (or losers, as the case may be). Last year, we broke with tradition and split our awards into smaller categories and individual posts so that we could consider them throughout the...

It's a big week for Devilian, as the action-RPG just finished up its open beta test and will be launching in a few days. Trion Worlds' posted server list for the game is notable in that the head start servers will be different from the launch servers. When the head start begins tomorrow, founders can roll characters on Ravan in North America...

Time is definitely running out for Ubisoft to get The Division's promised beta test out this month. And in fact the studio has decided that it will be moving said beta from December to "early 2016," although a specific reason for the delay was not given. Instead of the beta this month, The Division will be hosting an Xbox One exclusive...

It's the weekend, which means that it must be time to peruse the latest Shroud of the Avatar newsletter. Sure enough, Portalarium released another juicy one on Friday that features an extensive look behind the scenes at the making of Aerie. What's Aerie, you're asking yourself? It's a city inside the fantasy sandbox that's surrounded by prairies and swamps. Aerie...