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Betawatch: WoW Legion launches (September 2, 2016)
Boy, it feels like we've been waiting for this for a whole year, doesn't it? World of Warcraft: Legion launched this past week, putting...
EVE Online devs address the potential for ganking and abuse under its F2P model
Earlier this week, CCP announced a hybrid free-to-play business model revamp for EVE Online that has capsuleers across the galaxy buzzing. The system hinges...
The Exiled puts forth its plans for dealing with feedback
The last few weeks for The Exiled (the game formerly known as Das Tal) have provided the developers with a lot of feedback. Plenty of...
The Stream Team: Master X Master’s minigames
Master X Master is wrapping up another alpha, but not before MassivelyOP's MJ makes it in for a few rounds. How have things developed...
EVE Online is getting an optional free-to-play mode
EVE Online is going free-to-play -- kinda. CCP is being careful not to call it that, saying that its plan is "for a new...
Betawatch: Star Citizen gets persistent (August 26, 2016)
Depending on your definitions, Star Citizen is already pretty persistent. For example, it's already persistently crowdfunding, persistently putting out new ships for the price...
Worlds Adrift player chronicles alpha life
With the next Worlds Adrift alpha event coming up (be sure to sign up by Monday!), players may be wondering what they can expect...
SkySaga’s alpha 9 revamps its tutorial, buffs the City of First Light
Alpha 9 has descended upon British-born voxelbox SkySaga.
"We've made a lot of changes to SkySaga this Alpha and added some really awesome new features...
Star Citizen 2.5 alpha is live with GrimHex base, new concept ship
Star Citizen's alpha 2.5 has officially released to live.
"Star Citizen Alpha 2.5 includes significant changes to Star Citizen’s Crusader persistent universe environment," declares Cloud Imperium....
Be a killer clown in Battle Carnival
If you've had dreams of being a killer clown, the upcoming Battle Carnival was made with you in mind. Conversely, if your dream instead...
Master X Master’s next alpha test includes minigames and Guild Wars 2 stage
Master X Master's third alpha playtest kicks off tomorrow, and according to the game's developers, it looks to be a significant milestone for the...
Worlds Adrift kicks off alpha signups with new trailer
Worlds Adrift has just announced that it's opening alpha signups.
"We’re really pleased to announce that we’re now recruiting LOTS of people for the next...
Post-Endor Darklight SWG emulator seeks to be Star Wars Galaxies 2.0
If the core SWG emulator and its many spinoffs aren't to your liking, Darklight SWG might be.
Lead developer Jameson "Levarris" Connors explained to us...
The MOP Up: EverQuest II says hello to Kunark (August 21, 2016)
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...
Betawatch: Das Tal becomes The Exiled (August 19, 2016)
There's a certain risk involved in changing your game's name after people have already gotten used to a name. After all, people might not...
Gamescom 2016: Star Citizen’s annual presentation
Gamescom will once again play host to Star Citizen's annual presentation today. Kicking off at 3 p.m. EDT (when this post first goes live!), the event...
Valiance Online preps new character creator while City of Titans spies on villains
Time to catch up on the sinister plans and inspirational acts of City of Heroes' spiritual successors. Don't worry: We won't tell anyone your...
Gamescom 2016: Star Citizen’s free-fly event
Cloud Imperium is on the Gamescom show floor this week demoing Star Citizen for press and fans alike. If you're wishing you could join...
Children of Ur adds localized weather
What's the weather going to be like today in your game?
You might just have to ask this if you're apt to play Children of...
LawBreakers returns to development following alpha
Boss Key's CliffyB and Rohan Rivas star in a new dev vlog today rounding up the results of LawBreakers' recent alpha playtest and offering...