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The MOP Up: Hearthstone cruises down some Mean Streets (December 4, 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...
Perfect Ten: The biggest MMORPG stories of 2016
As we start to come to grips with the fact that we will be turning over the calendar into 2017 in one short month,...
The Game Archaeologist: EA’s Majestic
"This is not a game. Or is it?"
Conspiracy theories and paranoia were hot with pop culture in the 1990s, largely thanks to movies like...
The MOP Up: Wurm Online cooks up a hearty Thanksgiving meal (November 20, 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...
For Science: A third of our polled social media users quit Pokemon Go over trackers
Pokemon Go has received some large updates recently: the buddy system, medals, some big gym changes (twice), and now we've got dailies. We've been dazzled...
Blizzard discusses the failings of the Sombra ARG for Overwatch
The ARG surrounding Sombra's reveal in Overwatch was a bit dicey, even if you overlook stuff like players hacking other player accounts out of...
Kakao Games signs on as publisher for Bluehole’s next MMO, Project W
What is Project W? Is it part of the most ambitious ARG ever that kicked off with last night's World Series win by the...
Overwatch ARG keeps teasing the game’s worst-kept secret
Unless you're a deep conspiracy theorist who has a hunch that Blizzard is preparing to spring the biggest mind-screw of all time, then it's...
The MOP Up: Neverwinter brings the thunder to consoles (October 23, 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...
Ingress player infiltrates, exposes UK cheater ring
Niantic has two games running right now, Pokemon Go and Ingress, both of which suffer significant bouts of cheating, particular in the form of...
The Secret World inspires a new hacking simulation game NITE Team 4
If you think a story-driven military hacking simulation game sounds right up The Secret World's alley, you'd be correct. In this case, TSW is...
Exploring real-life PUGs, the Plus, and the antisocial nature of Pokemon Go
Although Pokemon Go isn't advertised as an MMO, both experts and players have noted it does present some interesting similarities: Both have tons of players on servers...
Overeager Overwatch researchers hack actual accounts to find a fictional character
Account hacks happen. They're unpleasant, but they happen, and you can at least usually point to them happening for logical reasons. Your account got...
Rumor: Overwatch’s Sombra and a new PvE mode have been uncovered
Who is Sombra in Overwatch? In a way, you could say that we're all Sombra, but that statement wouldn't make any sense. A more...
The MOP Up: The Black Death’s knights vs. outlaws (October 2, 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...
Meridian 59 continues to influence online games 20 years later
Twenty years ago this week, Meridian 59 shed its beta trappings and officially released as one of the very first graphical MMORPGs on the...
Comparing American and Japanese Pokemon Go culture
My previous article on the culture of Japan's Pokemon Go scene was written before I'd experienced much of the American one to keep my explanations...
Pokémon Go will soon let you pick a favorite buddy
Don't pretend that you're impartial and love all of your Pokémon the same. Sooner or later you're going to have to make that brutal...
The MOP Up: Revelation Online’s fashion show (September 4, 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...
Ingress teams battle to a tie in Via Lux
The first day of a major Ingress player event resulted in a tie for both sides, with each claiming partial victory over the worldwide...
