Major gaming studio, responsible for World of Warcraft and the Warcraft franchise, Diablo III and the Diablo franchise, Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, and Overwatch.
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The Daily Grind: Is lore super important to you in MMORPGs?
So the other day, the Massively OP staff is hanging out in Slack while we work, and Justin says, "Bree, you know Guild Wars...
Global Adventures fills its Kickstarter piggy bank, eyes September release
A spot of good news for those who wouldn't mind taking a world-spanning vacation this fall: Global Adventures well exceeded its minuscule $170 Kickstarter...
MMO researcher Nick Yee is ‘dispeling myths about female gamers’
Quantic Foundry researcher and long-time MMO academic Nick Yee has an intriguing blog post out this week titled Dispelling Myths about Female Gamers in...
The MOP Up: Skyforge investigates the Cradle of the World (July 30, 2017)
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...
Hearthstone’s Arthas is going to fight dirty, but there’s a great reward for roflstomping him
Arthas and his really, really, really cold seat are almost here, as Hearthstone will be pushing out its Knights of the Frozen Throne expansion some...
Overwatch’s Doomfist is finally here
Hear that, Overwatch players? That is the sound... of your doom! Fist!
Bad introductory puns past us, it is true: Doomfist is now playable in...
Massively Overthinking: How should MMOs make money in a world without lockboxes?
Earlier this week, MOP's Justin expressed frustration over lockboxes, feeling especially provoked. "As both a player and a journalist, I find it insulting when...
Touching base with Dark and Light mobile, Elsword, and MapleStory
Here at Massively OP, we like to give you a great deal on news, which is why we're offering this special three-for-one news post...
The Soapbox: Getting to the heart of toxicity in MMOs
So we've gotten another post from a developer saying that they're going to really 100% be better about rooting out toxic players from their...
You are an Overwatch League free agent, starting now
Here's some news that should make you feel special. As of right now, as long as you're over 18 years old and play Overwatch,...
Overwatch gets serious about bad behavior yet again – for real this time, they swear
Even Mercy can't save you from Blizzard's wrath for being a cranky player.
The studio sat its playerbase down for a talk this week, saying...
Terry Crews just didn’t fit as Doomfist according to Blizzard’s team
Fans had an image in their heads about what Overwatch's Doomfist would sound like. It included Terry Crews, and it probably included him hollering...
World of Warcraft unlocks third wing of Tomb of Sargeras on raid finder
You just know that whenever another MMO is attempting to have a bright and bold day full of announcement joy, Blizzard is compelled to...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 128: Geeks at Disney World
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, Secret World Legends, World of Warcraft, Dark and Light, RuneScape, RIFT, and Star Trek Online, with mailbag questions on when an MMO "clicks" (specifically, FFXIV) and what non-fantasy MMOs still exist.
RuneScape is a massive hit on Twitch
Time and again, we here at Massively OP have noted how RuneScape seems to be incredibly underestimated by the larger MMO community. For how...
SuperData June 2017: ROBLOX, GTAV, and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds are making bank
SuperData's global digital games revenue summary for June 2017 is out, and it's a strange melange of huge shifts and no changes at all.
On the...
World of Warcraft’s Burning Crusade emulator shut down by Blizzard cease-and-desist
Well, what did you think was going to happen?
As they have no legal legs on which to stand, MMORPG emulator projects operate on the...
The MOP Up: SamuTale’s massive new world (July 23, 2017)
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...
Gigantic devs liken their graphics to candy and plastic toys
If you love to hate on brightly colored cartoony-stylized graphics of games like World of Warcraft, League of Legends, and even Wildstar, know that...
The Game Archaeologist: EverQuest II East
Publishing a video game globally is a monumental task, more so if it is a live online game such as what you'd find with...
