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Dauntless gets better at dodging monsters, not its community’s feedback
With a ways to go before its launch, multiplayer boss slayer Dauntless is trying to use the time afforded to it by an open...
Amazon continues to flesh out its Lumberyard engine
As it will be powering MMOs like New World and Star Citizen, Amazon's Lumberyard game engine deserves attention as it continues to be built...
Star Citizen is down to only 7 must-fix issues before alpha 3.0 goes to the Evocati
What's that sound? That's the sound of Star Citizen's alpha 3.0 creeping ever closer, as the teams say they've made "substantial progress."
In the latest...
Wild West Online begins its second tech alpha test today
The first technical alpha for Wild West Online was a success, at least in that lots of stuff broke. But when you're running a...
Sea of Thieves’ death penalty is unique — and social
What happens when you die? Sea of Thieves has its own unique answer to the question. Instead of popping back at a binding point...
Ship of Heroes shows off improved character creation in new video
Supporters for Ship of Heroes are going to be able to test out the alpha version of the game's character creator this year. That...
TERA M gives a taste of its gameplay, combat, and pig ridin’
With the mobile spin-off of TERA launching in Korea this November and moving on to the west in 2018, it is probably high time...
Cold, hot, burning: Conan Exiles revamps the temperature system
Feeling chilly about Conan Exiles' previous stab at using temperature as a genuine obstacle in your survival journey? You may be a little happier...
Identity hires more devs, says it’s ‘full steam ahead’ for this life simulator
Two years after its successful Kickstarter campaign, the contemporary MMORPG Identity still has yet to produce any actual gameplay for its backers and fans....
MU Legend’s new site, stress test, and open beta date
After a delay or two, MU Legend is confirmed to be coming our way this fall: November 7th, to be exact. The hack-and-slash MMO...
Pantropy brings base building and mechs to an alien world, plans November Kickstarter
At this point in the survival sandbox craze, it is becoming increasingly difficult to differentiate yourself from the rest of the pack. We can't...
Crowfall puts the ‘action’ in its harvesting system
With Patch 5.3 on the horizon, Crowfall is striving to add more than just race and class options. One feature that's going to be...
Combat and character progression comes to Dogma: Eternal Night
The night unfurls before you and reveals itself once more. The small dev team behind the vampire MMO Dogma: Eternal Night put out a...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 136: Westward ho!
Justin and Bree discuss Wild West Online, Star Citizen, EVE Online, Black Desert, Phantasy Star Online 2, FFXIV, DDO, Neverwinter, Ultima Online, and of course Guild Wars 2, with mailbag entries on Star Citizen's monetization and solid free-to-play side MMOs.
Chronicles of Elyria wraps up its PAX jousting jaunt
It might not have involved fluttering about on the back of a well-trained ostrich, but Chronicles of Elyria's jousting minigame did well enough for...
Shroud of the Avatar stuffs in more dragons, preps for Halloween
Shroud of the Avatar's Release 46 is right around the corner, and when it arrives, so do the dragons. For the patch, the team...
Fortnite accidentally adds then removes crossplatform Xbox One/PS4 play
Update: Aww, nuts. Epic has already disabled it, calling it a "configuration issue" and bug.
Bet you've never actually ridden a physical lockbox from an...
Puzzle Pirates: Dark Seas server goes into early access
Every voyage has a beginning, and for Puzzle Pirates' newest server, the maiden voyage began this past week.
It's called Dark Seas, and it's a...
Dark and Light vows to squash early access bugs
Early access or no, players expect their games to work right when they're shelling out money for them. The developers of the reworked Dark...
The MOP Up: PlayerUnknown’s Battleground and the fog of war (September 17, 2017)
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...
