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Marvel Heroes will personalize difficulty level in its streamlining patch
Gazillion wasn't kidding when it said Marvel Heroes was getting the biggest systems update in its history. After learning about item updates, hero powers,...
EVE Online preps for tomorrow’s F2P transition, requests patience and feedback
"We are ready to bring you clone states and Ascension tomorrow," CCP's Andie Nordgren tells EVE Online players in a dev update today on...
See some of RIFT: Starfall Prophecy’s new housing decor on display
Hope you are ready for the avalanche: This is a pretty big week for MMORPG expansions, including RIFT: Starfall Prophecy's release on Wednesday, November...
Niantic on Pokemon Go’s community struggles and WoW-like MMO nature
It's no secret that the Pokemon Go playerbase has been falling off since its summer pinnacle, and if you dig around on Reddit or...
Massively Overthinking: Nickel-and-diming in MMORPGs
Massively OP reader and listener Suikoden79 recently wrote in to the podcast with a gem of a question I thought would be more fun...
H1Z1 lets you put a price on your own head
We have witnessed many bounty systems in many online games, but how many of these have involved putting a price on your own head...
Global Chat: How SWTOR could fix its expansion missteps
Debate and discussion continue in the MMO blogosphere over SWTOR's Knights of the Eternal Throne expansion, with many writers criticizing the expansion's format and...
The Daily Grind: Are real screenshots critical to your MMO purchases?
Last week, Steam told developers that it will be cracking down on "bullshots" -- images that don't actually depict the game they're supposed to...
Dual Universe on post-Kickstarter funding and mining in the sandbox
Dual Universe's latest newsletter since its successful Kickstarter funding back in October is out this week. Novaquark tells players that it's almost finished building...
Cyberpunk 2077 may be an MMORPG in disguise
Sniffing out promising upcoming MMOs is getting more difficult now that developers and studios are avoiding that label like the plague. Instead, we're looking...
The MOP Up: Amazon Game Studios’ community tools (November 6, 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...
Massively Overthinking: The MMORPG board games connection
MOP reader Kastaguro sent us an interesting question last month about MMORPGs, board games, and a possible playerbase shift.
"I was wondering if any of...
Hyperspace Beacon: Are Uprisings the SWTOR group content we’ve been looking for?
As we step closer to the launch of Star Wars: The Old Republic's next expansion, BioWare spills more and more information about the content...
Smed’s Hero’s Song enters alpha 3 for backers
Hero's Song's alpha 3 kicked off yesterday as promised during its Indiegogo campaign, opening up to early backers.
"We've automatically upgraded everyone who did not...
Take a peek at multiplayer space survival sandbox Hellion
First announced for Steam Greenlight back in April and debuted at this past Gamescom, Zero Gravity Games' "sandbox action multiplayer space survival game" Hellion...
DC Universe Online caters to soloers and small-groupers in episode 27
When DC Universe Online's 27th episode arrives to wrap up the Amazon Fury series, soloers and small group players won't be left out. Daybreak...
Gigantic plans new beta weekend, explains AI and summoning circles
Perfect World and Motiga have announced that they'll be running another closed beta weekend for Gigantic. Don't get too excited; it's not this weekend...
Battle Bards Episode 85: Desert Calling
The desert is calling the Battle Bards, but are they willing to make the trek across these vast wastelands to see if the music...
Dogma: Eternal Night on project funding and making NPCs come alive through dialogue
Dogma: Eternal Night has a new dev blog out this week on something a lot of people never notice because they're too busy clicking...
Global Chat: Stormblood, One Tamriel, New World, and the ‘antisocial epidemic’
The announcement of Final Fantasy XIV's second expansion, Stormblood, is sure to inject more life and excitement into this beloved MMORPG. A couple of...
