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Pantheon’s State of the Game touts pre-alpha and Elves

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"Pre-alpha." By far, this is the focus of Pantheon's February state of the game post by Creative Director Chris Perkins, who reports that the testing has...

Project Genom’s morgue is almost open for business

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You know what every good MMO needs? A fully functional morgue. Considering just how many corpses players accrue over a career, it's not a...

War of Rights’ Civil War battlefield is up to 16 maps

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In case you haven't been reading the newspapers hot off the wire, the Civil War is still waging (at least, on the test server)....

Sea of Thieves will make your character for you

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As an online multiplayer RPG, Sea of Thieves is making its own playbook instead of copy-and-pasting features and structure directly from other games. One...

Villagers and Heroes asks for more iOS beta testers, addresses bizarre rumors

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With the launch of Villagers and Heroes on iOS mobile devices this February 26th, the team desperately needs all testers on deck to make...
But the same old story.

Amazon’s New World seeks a software development manager

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Despite coming onto the scene with a flurry of prospective titles, Amazon Game Studios has yet to really make a great impression on the...

Siege war game Conqueror’s Blade plans March European test

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If leveling and organization get in the way of your true passion in online games -- massive PvP siege warfare -- then allow Conqueror's...
when yo crush read yo note that say lemme smash

Massively OP Podcast Episode 157: Lunar Valentines

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Justin and Bree discuss Valentine's Day and Lunar New Year in MMOs, Guild Wars 2's latest patch, Camelot Unchained's beta date, WoW's Battle for Azeroth alpha, Closers' launch, Black Desert's unification, and Final Fantasy XIV's population, with mailbag questions on multiple accounts (spoilers: Bree talks about SWG for like three hours) and variety in period MMOs.

Lord of the Rings Online starts testing Northern Mirkwood

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With the beta for Lord of the Rings Online's Update 22 on the test server, players eager to escape the clutches of Mordor are...

Prosperous Universe gets ready to jump to FTL

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Faster-than-light travel may be an impossible dream of our time, but for the three-person crew piloting the Prosperous Universe development ship, it's all but...

Dead Maze unleashes the zombie apocalypse today

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Where will you go and what will you do when the zombie apocalypse hits? You better figure it out real fast, pal, because it's...

Today’s RuneScape update finally fixes the freakin’ mining system (sort of)

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RuneScape players are finally getting something today that they've been wanting for half of forever: a mining and smithing update, or at least the...

Fireflies and flocks of seagulls: Worlds Adrift adds beautiful touches to island creation

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With the island creator toolset, players have been able to build new content for Worlds Adrift right alongside the dev team. The best of...

Camelot Unchained’s beta will launch on the 4th of July; we interview Mark Jacobs

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You can go ahead and order extra sparklers because you're going to need 'em this July 4th. That's the auspicious day that Camelot Unchained's...

Free-to-play Korean import Soulworker Online launches forums on the road to the west

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Back in November, MMO gamers were bummed to find out that Soulworker's western rollout had been delayed into the first quarter of the new year....
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Project Gorgon explains the upcoming changeover to Steam and beta development

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It's an exciting time for Project Gorgon as the game heads toward Steam! It's not happening right now, of course; the game will be...

Ashes of Creation shows off 52 minutes of pre-alpha gameplay

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Open world dungeons, node tending, and other pre-alpha adventures were all part and parcel of Ashes of Creation's developer livestream last week. The team...

The MOP Up: Black Desert’s Ninja arrives in Southeast Asia (February 11, 2018)

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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...

Chronicles of Elyria has ways for you to be naughty or nice this Valentine’s Day

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Let's get this out of the way right from the beginning: Yes, Chronicles of Elyria is literally selling players a chainmail bikini. This is but...

Camelot Unchained will announce its beta starting date on Monday

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Really, that headline is all you truly need to know. After years of development and several delays, City State Entertainment is finally ready to...

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