Massively Overpowered

The image above was used as a header elsewhere, but other than the fact that I never fixed her belt (it was a placeholder belt since I knew I'd be replacing the gear there quickly) I'm still proud of how good that set looked on my Blood Elf in World of Warcraft. It feels like an archetypical sort of...

This week in MMO crowdfunding news, a couple of high profile projects met stretch goals. Crowfall will be hiring a dedicated graphics programmer, while Camelot Unchained plans to add pet classes of a spiritual nature. Spirit pets are part of something called an Extender Pack, though, as they won't be worked on until after the game's initial release. You can read the rest...

Say your goodbyes to EVE Online's current tutorial, because it's being completely removed from the game on April 28th in favor of a new system called Opportunities. CCP has been splitting newbs into two groups since February, with one group going through the old tutorial system and the other group being exposed to Opportunities. The firm reports that Opportunities users...

Carbine is closing down WildStar's Zero to Fifty livestream show, at least temporarily. Community and creative content manager Tony Rey posted briefly on the forums and said that Carbine will "re-evaluate and improve our current content plan and show format." The firm isn't sharing specifics yet in terms of a replacement show, but Rey seems adamant that higher quality programming...

If your gaming preferences begin and end with combat, you might find the latest Star Citizen design blog pretty boring. If, on the other hand, you value non-combat gameplay and wish that the MMO industry valued it, too, Star Citizen's cargo system may pique your interest. Cloud Imperium's virtual world will allow players "to more fully interact with their environment than any previous space...

A decade after Star Wars Galaxies' "New Game Enhancements" hit the game, controversy, grumbling, and revelations still pop up about the notorious decision to overhaul the entire game. Some maintain that it ruined the game, while others acknowledge that what came after actually ended up being better. As the 2003 to 2005 pre-NGE era is quickly vanishing into the distant...

You might have always thought of MassivelyOP's MJ as a nicer, gentler sort of person... but that all changes when you toss her into the streets of Grand Theft Auto Online! She's waist-deep in car thefts, guns, drug deals, and other unlawful mischief. Join us live at 12:00 p.m. to watch her spin wildly into a deeper life of crime. What:...

Does anyone remember this? This was a thing that happened. I wrote a news post about it. A thing was done with a button, stuff took place... I mean, I seriously never bothered checking up on it again, what happened when the timer on that ran out? Does anyone know? Was that the button that kept the world turning?...

The entire internet (only a slight exaggeration there) exploded this week over Valve's decision to work with selected game studios to allow modders to charge for their amateur game plugins on the Steam Workshop, cutting Valve and said studios a huge slice of the profit pie. Regardless of whether you think paid mods are acceptable, most people seem to agree that Valve...

Rather than languishing in beta for all eternity, Heroes of the Storm is launching on June 2nd! Sure, there will be no further wipes and the game goes into open testing on May 19th, but that's not the same as launching. Why? I'm glad you asked! Here are other testing news stories. As long as we're focusing on MOBAs for the...