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: What’s the best MOBA for an MMORPG player?
Every few months, my husband will be reading over my shoulder while I'm writing up news about a MOBA for Massively OP, and he'll...
The MOP Up: Easter springs upon us (March 27, 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...
Harvard and Michigan teams disqualified for cheating in Heroes of the Storm tourney
Harvard University's motto, "Veritas," feels more apt than usual this month as the truth came out about some of the school's students and their...
The Game Archaeologist: The Wish that wasn’t
First of all, "wish" is one of those words that ends up looking dang strange the more you focus on it. Wish, wish, wish,...
League of Legends: Caster boycott, Aurelion Sol, and Chinese theme song
Three high-profile freelance League of Legends e-sports casters are effectively boycotting the Mid-Season Invitational, claiming Riot Games "failed to arrive at an industry standard...
WoW Factor: The problem with Garrisons isn’t Garrisons
When World of Warcraft rolls away from the inexplicable inclusion of alternate Draenor for good, it will also mean bidding farewell to the elements...
Superdata predicts China will buy up more western gaming publishers
Superdata has released a summary of its research on the worldwide digital games market for February 2016, claiming that the digital games market sales...
Perfect Ten: Most notable console MMORPGs to date
It used to be that hunting for a console MMORPG was one of the most fruitless endeavors known to gamers. The PC was where...
Heroes of the Storm releases its schedule for the 2016 Summer Season championship
The Heroes of the Storm Spring Championship is coming up very soon, but there's no reason to spend a whole lot of time thinking...
Jukebox Heroes: MMO tracks to make your heart happy
Music doesn't just speak to emotion; it often evokes it, conjuring it out of thin air with notes and tones and those squiggly lines...
Overwatch outlines its progression system and patches in new gameplay
Characters in Overwatch do not level. You can play nothing but Tracer day in and day out, and she's still going to have the...
Rumor: BlizzCon 2016 aims for November 4-5
When is this year's BlizzCon? We don't know. It hasn't even been officially announced yet. But the eagle-eyed folks over at MMO Champion spotted...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 56: Ghillie nation
Justin and Bree discuss Black Desert, Marvel Heroes, The Division, VR, Landmark, Crowfall, EVE, and Tree of Savior, with mailbag questions on pay-to-win and Black Desert hype.
Heroes of the Storm lets teams ban heroes from draft and custom play
Draft lobbies will soon be treated to a major overhaul in Heroes of the Storm, as Blizzard announced yesterday that it will be revamping...
Gorilla hero Winston headlines Blizzard’s first Overwatch short
For those still lost on the lore of Overwatch, Blizzard's upcoming shooter and brand-new IP, the company has begun pushing out a series of...
GDC 2016: Diablo’s UI was designed to pass the ‘mom test’
David Brevik, one of the original co-founders of Blizzard North and probably best known to MMO players for his long tenure at the helm...
The MOP Up: TERA’s mood clouds (March 20, 2016)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and often we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some of...
Second Galaxy puts a space sim in the palm of your hand
Looking to boldly go where no one has gone before as you boldly walk out your front door? Blackjack Studios announced that it's in...
One Shots: Impish greetings
First contact with native tribes and species in MMOs hardly ever goes the diplomatic route; usually there's a lot of stabbing, fire-setting, plundering, and...
Exploring ‘The Video Game Debate’: Are MMO communities real or fake?
We've come a long way in our discussion of Rachel Kowert and Thorsten Quandt's book The Video Game Debate: Unravelling the Physical, Social, and Psychological...
