Camelot Unchained hires a sound designer, preps for alpha
Camelot Unchained's Mark Jacobs says that his team is currently in "soft crunch" mode as CU moves closer to its alpha phase. Said alpha will be "tech-heavy and feature-light," and the devs will need "large crowds" to log in and break stuff.
City State has also hired a full-time sound engineer by the name of Daniel Beck, who has helpfully...
The Soapbox: It’s the little things that make an MMO special
In the years that I've been playing and covering MMOs, I've noticed that there are two distinct phases when it comes to introducing a new game. The first is the big marketing push, as the team introduces the MAJOR TALKING POINTS and attempts to overwhelm players with how this will be the MMO to end all MMOs due to...
One Shots: A new hope
Welcome back to One Shots, Massively OP's weekly salute to excellent and interesting player screenshots! It feels good to be in our new home and able to post larger pics.
When we sounded the evacuation alarm from Massively, I forgot to rescue the remainder player screenshots from our One Shots email account. Fortunately, our EIC Bree was of a much...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite winter zone?
In the northern parts of the US, we are currently in the grips of a particularly brutal winter. Snow, ice, frostbite, polar bear attacks, and tauntings by the seasonally superior Canadian military are all a part of life these days. And as much as I'm not a fan of continually shoveling my driveway, I have to say that I...
EVE Fanfest to feature Worlds Collide server competition
Planning a trip to Iceland for this year's EVE Online Fanfest? If so you'll probably want to look at CCP's latest blog post, which focuses on what there is to see and do when you're not watching panels or consuming vast quantities of alcohol.
One of the main events is Worlds Collide, a PvP contest that pits pilots from EVE's original server,...
Marvel Heroes adds Arachne team-up, starts Mardi Gras
It does seem as though any popular superhero will inevitably drum up a bunch of me-too imitators, from Batgirl to Wonder Dude (who totally doesn't exist but should). So if you have a penchant for the Spider-Man family but would like a female version to tag along with you, then Marvel Heroes has a new Arachne team-up available for...
EverQuesting: Daybreak, SOE Live, and the resurrection of Fan Faire
It's been quite a week! And not just for Massively Overpowered. Right as our original site was sunsetting, SOE announced that it was bought out and would be doing business under the new moniker Daybreak Games Company. Talk about shaking things up! Breaking free of Sony and going under the umbrella of an investment firm is just a wee...
Spread the love with The Secret World’s Valentine’s Day event
Just because the world is being taken over by secret cabals and an unstoppable wave of filth from the outer darkness doesn't mean that there's no time for love! Just keep telling yourself that as you participate in The Secret World's romantic event going on right now in the game.
For this year's Valentine's Day event, players can purchase Bags...
Star Citizen adds progression to its dogfight module
Star Citizen chairman Chris Roberts has posted a blurb outlining a new system called Rental Equipment Credits that is coming to Arena Commander's 1.1 patch. In a nutshell, REC will enable a form of progression so that backers can test all of the game's ships without pledging additional money.
Roberts says that REC or something like it has always been...
Daybreak teams reassure MMO players, deflect DDoS attacks
More assurances are coming your way from Daybreak Games, this time from reps of each of the studio's games.
"Absolutely nothing" has changed, according to a Greg "SOELegion" Henninger post on the H1Z1 forums. "We're properly staffed to move forward with our current development strategy. We'll continue to be a transparent development team and we'll continue on our promise and...
