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Massively Overthinking: Pay-to-win vs. cosmetics in MMOs and virtual worlds
MOP Patron Avaera has entreated us to debate the problems of pay-to-win and cosmetic gear, and indulge him we shall.
"The idea that good MMOs...
Massively on the Go: Our guide to which Pokemon you should keep (or send away)
There's so much involved with Pokemon Go for new (or returning) players to adjust to that even knowing what's "good" can be hard to figure out....
Massively Overthinking: Would you want to play a League of Legends or Diablo MMORPG?
Over the last couple of weeks, we've had some tantalizing rumors and teases that both Riot Games and Blizzard are building something new: Riot's...
The Walking Dead: Our World designed its AR game with MMOs in mind
Are we, as a culture, at full Walking Dead saturation yet? Probably been there for years, honestly, but it is astounding how many video...
Massively on the Go: Our basic guide to Pokemon Go gameplay and questing
Pokemon Go has come a long way since its early days of just catching and gym battling. Those are still core gameplay elements, but there's...
Massively on the Go: A guide to (re)learning how to catch Pokemon in Pokemon Go
So, you're in Pokemon Go, and you just saw a Pokemon. You clicked the little beast and now are in the catch screen. Just straight flick those...
Niantic isn’t ready quite yet to talk about Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
Potterheads got all kinds of excited about last November's announcement of a Pokemon Go-style ARG called Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (heck, so did we!)....
Massively on the Go’s guide to returning to Pokemon Go: Focus on community
I've noticed a bit of a renewal for Pokemon Go thanks to large improvements by Niantic starting with Generation 3. With raids, quests, real-world weather affecting...
Exploring Pokemon Go’s real-life communities: MOP staffers revisit the game from opposite corners of the world
It's year two of Pokemon Go. While there's always room for improvement, enough has changed that I feel comfortable recommending the game to at...
Fortnite’s missing burger mascot appears in California desert, triggering an ARG hunt
Even though Fortnite is all about the battle royale PvP these days, its world does change and develop, offering players tantalizing mysteries such as...
Pokemon Go’s second anniversary report card sees high marks for content and innovation
Today is Pokemon Go's second-year anniversary. Last year's report card had to grapple with things like the game's rapid rise and fall as a fad,...
E3 2018: Hands-on with Pokemon Let’s Go
You know with my being the one at this year's E3 that this would happen. A console Pokemon game that also connects to Pokemon Go?...
The MOP Up: Diablo levels up in Heroes of the Storm (May 13, 2018)
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...
Generation 3 is basically Pokemon Go’s One Tamriel: How Niantic has actually improved POGO
A lot of critical things have been said about Pokemon Go and Niantic in the past. Professionals that tried to defend certain UI elements still had plenty...
The Game Archaeologist: Harry Potter Online
If all goes well, later this year we will finally be treated to an actual Harry Potter MMORPG in the form of Harry Potter:...
The Soapbox: Three augmented reality game problems (most) MMOs don’t have – and one thing they do so much better
I'd like to think that I'm kind of a healthy gamer. While MMOs take a lot of time, the nice thing is that their...
Perfect Ten: Why I (grudgingly) put up with Secret World Legends’ reboot
Less than a year ago, I faced a crisis as a fan and player of The Secret World. Funcom abruptly announced that it would...
NCsoft Q1 2018: NCsoft has hired 1000 employees in the past few years, considers VR and ARG titles
Everybody saw NCsoft's financials last month, I'm sure - Guild Wars 2 bouncing back thanks to Path of Fire, Lineage M driving revenue, and...
OARG Jurassic World Alive brings dinosaur dicing and splicing to mobile
You may have thought the multiplayer online dinosaur genre is already tapped out, what with the likes of ARK Survival Evolved and ARK Park...
First impressions of ‘wizarding world’ MMOARG Maguss
If it weren't for my promise to write this article, I would have given up on Maguss in less than 15 minutes had I been...
