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Funcom CEO discusses missteps and the future of the company’s games
It is a very unsettling time to be a fan of Funcom's titles with the news that the studio is actively looking for a...
Blade & Soul founder packs are now available for planned Q1 2016 launch
I was very excited to sit down during Gamescom with Nicolas Coutant, producer at NCSOFT West, about the upcoming US and Europe release of...
Phantasy Star Online 2 coming to PS4 in 2016, still no word on Western release
The western-elusive Phantasy Star Online 2 is making the jump to the PlayStation 4Â in Japan next year, bringing along a brand-new episode.
The news comes...
Leaderboard: What’s your favorite Funcom MMO?
Earlier this week, news of Funcom's dwindling financial fortunes kind of depressed me. And judging by our comments, it depressed a number of you,...
DCUO’s September episode features Black Lanterns and better power armor
The Catwoman is out of the bag, as Daybreak has revealed the next major update for DC Universe Online.
Coming this September is Episode 16,...
The MOP Up: Evil Island edition
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we're deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
One Shots: Abstract art
Every once in a while I receive a One Shots email that makes one of my eyebrows climb super-high while the other one dives...
One Shots: Aerodynamically impossible
Back in the late '70s, the first Superman flick had the tagline, "You will believe a man can fly." Well, I look at the...
MMO Burnout: Why I want an Assassin’s Creed MMO
I play a fair amount of single-player stuff when I'm not playing MMOs, and at the risk of outing myself as one of those...
Phantasy Star Online 2 is IP-blocked again in the west
If you're a western fan of Phantasy Star Online 2, I'm sorry. SEGA still doesn't care to take your money, apparently, because the company's...
Phantasy Star Online 2’s SE Asian version drops region-blocking
You can't play Phantasy Star Online 2 on US servers because they don't exist. But you could, in theory, play the Southeast Asian version,...
TERA launches not one but two summer events
What's summer without a party or two? That's TERA's thinking, as the action MMO announced that it's dealing a one-two punch of celebratory fun...
TERA’s Patrick Sun on working with Bluehole and more
TERA made news as the most played MMO on Steam earlier this summer, so naturally we were curious to see how things are going...
TERA’s next class is available in Korea
If you've been gazing with longing eyes at the trailer for TERA's next class... well, it's not here yet, so you're going to have...
DC Universe Online’s Bombshells, Black Lanterns, and bases
While at E3 2015, we got to sit down with Jens Andersen, creative director for DC Universe Online, to chat more about the changes...
Massively OP Podcast: Episode 21
Justin and Bree discuss Marvel Heroes, Final Fantasy XIV, RIFT 3.3, WoW's patch cycle, Cabal 2's launch, Skyforge's soft launch, and TERA's update, with mailbag questions on hero picks, names, and character gender options.
What is Blade & Soul’s chi about, anyway?
Chi is vitally important to Blade & Soul's lore and gameplay, but it's perfectly OK to not completely understand what it's about. That's why...
TERA’s latest patch invites you to go berserk
Do you want to get angry? Do you already feel pretty angry? Do you feel so angry that you want other people to hit...
TERA is going berserk with its new update and new class tease
Summer's certainly not going to be boring in TERA's neck of the woods. The action MMO is prepping a new content update for next...
E3 2015: Blade & Soul’s ‘full-access F2P’ model and hands-on
Long before NCsoft officially announced that Blade & Soul was heading west, fans were eager for the chance to get their hands on the game...
