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Rumor: Lost Ark plans beta announcement
Steparu reports this morning rumors flowing on Korean sits that OARPG Lost Ark is on the verge of announcing a big upcoming beta test,...
Shroud of the Avatar counts down the final days to its persistent world
We are just two days away from Shroud of the Avatar's final wipe and debut of its persistent world (albeit one that's still in...
Virtus Gaming hopes to be the next big thing for MMORPG communities
Last week, we were contacted by the purveyor of a new online gaming social media platform called Virtus Gaming. Drew Duncan's his name, and...
Chronicles of Elyria debates day and season length, delays store
Put yourself in the shoes of a developer and ask: How long should a day/night cycle be? What about the seasons? What if those...
The MOP Up: Planet of Heroes comes into orbit (July 24, 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 Game Archaeologist: Sega’s 10six MMO
If you were to think of Sega and MMOs, chances are the only thing that would come to mind is the Phantasy Star Online franchise....
Betawatch: Das Tal weathers the summer alpha storm (July 22, 2016)
The doors are open for Das Tal's summer test, and the result has been good and bad. Good because a lot of people want...
Albion Online details the Artifact system
When Albion Online's final beta kicks off on August 1st, players are going to deal with Artifacts. They're the most powerful items in the...
Revelation Online’s class trailer offers six tempting playstyles
When it comes to upcoming games, one of the most pressing questions for any player is which class he or she will choose for...
Get your wild west fix with Sunset Rangers
Feeling the itch to strap on a six-iron and saddle up for adventure? Sunset Rangers, an upcoming western survival sandbox, might just give you...
Atlas Reactor keeps the beta party rolling
Sometimes when the party is raging so hard, you don't want it to end. Sometimes, it doesn't have to.
Trion Worlds announced yesterday that it...
Sea of Thieves shies away from friendly fire and permanent loss
Rare is still feeling out the "emergent world" of Sea of Thieves as the game nears its closed beta testing phase. In an interview...
The Soapbox: Calling an MMO launch a launch
It's launch.
Can we collectively accept that? Marketing, developers, and players alike? Launch is launch. When your game launches, it has launched. If I can...
Eternal Crusade welcomes Tyranids to the fight
Hope you don't have any reservations about fighting giant bugs that can snap off your head faster than you can flick a flyswatter: The...
Pixel Wars: CubeMatrix puts a full-blown voxel MMO on your mobile device
Don't be fooled by the voxels: This isn't SkySaga, Trove, or CubeWorld, but a new title entirely called Pixel Wars: Cube Matrix.
According to the...
Betawatch: AdventureQuest 3D steamrolls toward open beta (July 15, 2016)
You know how some titles like to linger in ill-defined test phases forever? AdventureQuest 3D doesn't want to go that route. The game is...
Star Citizen has the financial backing of 500,000 fans
While much is made of Roberts Space Industries' work on Star Citizen, perhaps much less known is the job that Turbulent has performed. This...
Asian mobile MMO Chaos Legends starts taking beta sign-ups
Snail Games has a new MMO in the works, and this time the studio is aiming at your mobile device instead of your PC....
Explore Shroud of the Avatar’s world with this community web atlas
There's no chance that you're going to get lost when you go exploring Shroud of the Avatar, thanks to a new community project that's...
Perfect Ten: The most exciting MMO developments yet to come in 2016
In the annals of MMORPG history, 2016 might well go down as a very odd duck of a year. While on the surface it...