“ARG” stands for “alternate reality game” or “augmented reality game.”
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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...
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...
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...
Overwatch spawns a mysterious ARG teasing Sombra
Overwatch fans have been chasing clues this month in what appears to be a Blizzard-backed viral ARG revolving around Sombra, the character teased earlier this...
Pokemon Go’s popularity appears to be waning
The mobile ARG powerhouse of Pokémon Go appears to be losing players, and not just drivers who hit people due to focusing on the...
Exploring Japan’s Pokemon Go culture
As some readers may know, I've spent the last few years in Japan trying to tackle the local gaming scene, online and off. While...
Leaderboard: Will Pokemon Go and the ARG genre stand the test of time?
GamesIndustry.biz has an interesting piece out this week examining the bandwagon effect of a game like Pokemon Go, as investors and venture capitalists begin...
Five IPs that could tackle ARG gameplay features Pokemon Go lacks
Following the news that Niantic is now in fact working on a Harry Potter AR game, I realized that even as someone who enjoyed the...
Pokemon Go: The fake Harry Potter rumor and the patch of doom
The Harry Potter  Pokemon Go clone widely reported over the weekend was a hoax, guys. JTHX News originally claimed IGN posted the news, but...
Pokemon Go: Drones, Tesla autopilot, finding Ditto, and dirty cheaters
Hands at 9 and 3, Poke trainers, and no cheating!
If you're too lazy to actually go play Pokemon Go but don't want to...
EverChaosing: Adapting Pokemon Go for The Secret World and EverQuest II
So there's this thing right now. It's kind of a craze. Maybe you've heard of it? Pokemon Go? Yeah, I thought so. The thing...
Pokemon Go: $35M revenue, movie deals, and the US government
Welcome back to our near-daily roundup of Pokemon Go news from around the alternate reality that we all live in now.
The US House...
The Daily Grind: How would you design a Pokemon MMORPG?
It's been a good week for the alternate reality game genre: Aside from Ingress, most of the ARGs on mobile are teeny-tiny, and even writing about...
Pokemon Go is live in the United States
Have you previously tried to get into games using your phone's "augmented reality" features, but found yourself lacking an emotional connection to things that...
The MOP Up: League of Legends fights in-house toxicity (June 19, 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...
