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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Overwatch introduces the Halloween Terror event with PvE brawling and new item packs
It's time to get into the spirit of ghoulish glee in Overwatch with the new Halloween Terror event, and it's bringing more than just...
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...
Epic MMO Battles of History: World of Warcraft vs. Final Fantasy XIV
You know what I usually hate? Superhero fight discussions. Any fight discussion, really. Asking "who would win in a fight between Superman and the...
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...
World of Warcraft is bringing in new fishing bobbers with patch 7.1
World of Warcraft has decided on its primary competition: Any other video game featuring fishing. Sure, there may be some other game that's out...
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...
World of Warcraft is revamping its Blade’s Edge Arena PvP map
Blizzard is wrapping up a gift for its World of Warcraft PvP community: a revamped arena map that's ready to be sullied and defiled...
Leaderboard: How many subs do you think WoW has right now?
This past week, Blizzard denied a quote from a Polish print magazine attributing a post-Legion 10.1 million subscription count for World of Warcraft to...
Season 7 is rumbling to a close in Diablo III
For everything, there is a season, and in the case of Diablo III, there are several seasons. One of those seasons is coming to...
WoW Factor: A WoW Legion wishlist
Legion is humming along nicely as we near the two-month mark. It's still got that decent balance of having enough to do that you're...
Massively Overthinking: Hopes and fears for Amazon’s New World
The announcement of a new sandbox MMORPG last week -- New World, by none other than Amazon Game Studios itself -- has had both...
Heroes of the Storm appoints the blademaster Samuro to its roster
Heroes of the Storm will eventually spread to encompass every single character Blizzard has ever placed in a game, no matter how obscure. The...
Overwatch has two new heroes in development and more character adjustments planned
What's next for Overwatch? Well, not a version of Symmetra that heals, that's for darn sure. The latest video featuring director Jeff Kaplan covers...
World of Warcraft plans to ease up (slightly) on Legion’s reputation system in Patch 7.1
There's no question that World of Warcraft: Legion came with one heck of a reputation grind. What would an expansion be otherwise, right? But...
Blizzard denies saying WoW Legion has 10.1 million subscriptions
Blizzard has denied part of a translation of a Polish-language magazine article that appears to show World of Warcraft Leader Designer Tom Chilton quoting...
Global Chat: The MMORPG blogosphere reacts to Amazon’s New World announcement
Judging by the number and passion of comments posted on the announcement of Amazon Game Studios' new MMORPG, a lot of you have no...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 85: A whole New World
Justin and Bree discuss New World, WoW, Elyria, Firefall, SMITE, FFXIV, and Destiny 2, with mailbag letters on Star Wars Galaxies' PvP and explorable MMOs.
Hyper Universe is a bizarre side-scrolling MOBA infused with pop culture icons
Think you've seen everything that the MOBA space has to offer? Nexon might like to differ, as it's whipping up a strange and potentially thrilling...
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...
The Daily Grind: Are you tempted by Amazon’s new Twitch Prime service?
Last night at TwitchCon, Amazon and Twitch announced a new service they're calling Twitch Prime. Basically it's an added perk of an Amazon Prime...
