Massively Overpowered

Justin and Bree talk about Blade & Soul's western approach, WoW's war on flying, The Repopulation's launch date, EverQuest's progression server, Age of Conan's anniversary, and Guild Wars 2's Lion's Arch rebuild, plus mailbag questions on repellent MMO IPs.

Lots of new info just came out on the systems of the open-world battle arena Das Tal, but today's news blast is financial in nature. Fairytale Distillery has added a less-expensive option to its Kickstarter campaign priced at $16.34 (€15). This sentinel tier includes 20% off of the final price of the game, a "Launch Server Pass" that lets the backer play...

The actual consumer version of the Oculus Rift isn't coming out until next year for those eagerly anticipating a VR headset release that will change the face of gaming. That release date assumes that the company isn't demolished by lawsuits before then, of course - and one has recently been leveled against Oculus VR and its founder, Palmer Luckey....

It's not been the best week for Star Citizen. The upcoming space sim suffered a massive 48 GB data leak after a community manager accidentally left a partial URL attached to a posted screenshot. The culprits used this to go in and nab art assets for the Void Bomber and Bengal Carrier, as well as potential story spoilers. To wash...

If you're curious about the mechanics behind the Unreal-powered fantasy MMO Land of Britain, look no further than the game's latest website post that covers levels, styles, and the balance system. Level 1 through 24 of the upcoming title allow players to learn the game mechanics without having to worry much about character development choices, whereas levels 25 to 50 will see the...

Trion hasn't formally announced server merges for ArcheAge yet, but the publisher is at least thinking about it, judging by a forum post made by community manager Evan "Scapes" Berman last Friday. Developer XLGAMES is working to automate the server transfer process, which is currently available in the game's native Korea, and Trion says that when it becomes available in...

I like to consider myself a measured person. I try not to give into overblown rants and statements that I cannot take back. Too often, I've been called on my mistakes, and I've had to retract some things that I've said. As much as it displeases me to be wrong, I will admit when I am. I make a...

With the conclusion of its beta testing periods, everyone is wondering when MapleStory 2 is actually going to launch in its native South Korea, never mind when it might make its way over here. But the former question might have an answer. A recent teaser image shows a rather ornately designed number 2 with an inverted 7, suggesting that...

Some folks from fan site Blade & Soul Dojo have started a petition that asks NCsoft to consider an Oceanic server for its upcoming Blade & Soul MMORPG. Given that B&S is action-oriented and given "the way the game's net code was designed," petitioners are hoping for a local server in order to reduce latency and ping problems that "severely...

Ready for Final Fantasy XIV's first expansion? You're going to have to wait just a little while longer, since early access starts on June 19th. But you can take a bit of the pressure off the wait by checking out the latest lore reveals on the official expansion site, which dive into the stories behind several prominent figures, the...