Massively Overpowered

You can't win them all, kid. And while $226,000 is an impressive chunk of money to raise for a game, it wasn't enough to launch Starfighter Inc. into development. The spiritual successor to the popular X-Wing space shooter, Starfighter Inc. was attempting to utilize Kickstarter as a fundraising platform to raise a quarter of a million dollars. Even though it...

Old School RuneScape is gearing up for its first-ever competitive tournament. The contest runs from July 24th through July 26th, and it will feature a total cash prize pot of $10,000. Three game modes are in play: King of the Hill, First to X Kills, and Last Team Standing. Eight teams of five players will compete in the game's Clan...

Cygnea may roll off the tongue like an ugly medical condition, but in truth it's a rather gorgeous zone that's coming to Aion with June 17th's Upheaval update. The zone used to be at the bottom of the ocean but is now well above the waves and ready for the onslaught of player tourism. It boasts a heavy aquatic theme,...

Age of Wulin is getting a new expansion on June 16th. It's called Chapter 6: Blood & Flowers, and it includes Lingxiao City, a new battleground, the partner system, and a new instance called the Island of Delight. Lingxiao City is a siege mechanic that sees players join random factions to defend (or attack) the city, while the partner system...

Square is hosting a Final Fantasy XIV chocobo race... on Twitter. You can compete with thousands of FFXIV fans around the globe in an event that features a single grand prize winner and "several" smaller prize winners. You can enter the contest at its dedicated website, and once the races begin, you can spur your chocobo toward victory by replying, retweeting,...

Tired of survival games yet? Whalebox Studio is truly hoping you aren't, because it has another contender in the works called Goliath. Goliath is a multiplayer title that throws players onto an island with hostile giants and kindly dares the smaller fleshlings to live to see another day. Fortunately, players have access to a robotic armor factory that can be...

I dunno about you guys, but I'm a jeans-and-t-shirt kinda gal, so any chance to add to my t-shirt collection, I'ma take it. Thanks to geek apparel manufacturer J!NX, you'll get a chance of your own today. Five lucky entrants will take home a key good for one Heroes of the Storm tee at JINX.com, including free shipping in the U.S., thanks to...

Bethesda has published a new blog post that sums up a player's first five hours in Elder Scrolls Online. As you might expect, there's not a lot here that's helpful to existing fans or experienced PC players, but if you're new and/or considering an ESO sojourn on your console, you can get a good overview of what awaits you...

There's good news in store for APB: Reloaded players who have been weathering server merges in North America. The move is done, and while a name for the new NA server hasn't been decided by the community just yet, at least players can settle down in their new virtual home. The team said that it's moving on to work on...

Having the ability to move things in a game world usually leads to player inventiveness. It's how Shroud of the Avatar community member Bambino invented Gustball, a game in which players try to use Gust to shove a player character designated as "the ball" across a field and into a goal. It also does mean that someone has to be...