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PlanetSide 2’s boots will hit the ground on PlayStation 4 on June 23
The countdown has begun for PlanetSide 2's invasion onto the PlayStation 4. Daybreak announced today that it will be releasing its MMOFPS on the...
Massively Opinionated: How long will SWTOR remain relevant?
In this episode, Larry, Heather, Vulkk, and Redna debate Star Wars: The Old Republic's health and continuing relevance in the MMORPG genre.
Global Chat: Blizzard’s war on flying
How is the MMO blogging community reacting to Blizzard's proclamation that flying mounts are grounded -- perhaps permanently -- in World of Warcraft? In...
EVE Evolved: Have the Drifters conquered the Jove Empire?
EVE Online's Carnyx release is right around the corner on June 2nd, and it's going to be a big update! The Caldari will finally...
Massively Opinionated: Which MMO is the stickiest?
In this episode, Larry, Tina, Cosmic Engine, and Jason debate what makes MMORPGs sticky and which game has done it the best.
Elder Scrolls Online announces console digital preorders
Getting pumped for The Elder Scrolls Online's console launch in two weeks? Of course you're not; you're an MMO player, so you've been playing...
The Daily Grind: Do you feel alone in your games?
As one or two people have pointed out, MMOs are multiplayer by their very definition -- and massively so. Yet even if you're in...
Massively Overthinking: Nasty labels for players in MMOs
This week's Massively Overthinking topic comes to us from an anonymous Kickstarter donor, who wanted to talk about excessive namecalling jargon as it pertains to groups...
Global Chat: What do you remember about Guild Wars?
Late last month, the classic Guild Wars transcended its 10th birthday and prompted a flood of nostalgic posts and shared stories. A few MMO...
CCP Games buys back $20m in bonds, drops Legion trademark
News is circulating in the EVE Online blogs and forum that developer CCP Games has just bought back $20 million in publicly traded bonds....
Massively Opinionated: EVE vs SWTOR vs The Plunderbund
In this episode, Larry, Cosmic Engine, Brendan, and Redna debate MMORPG community platforms, guilds, and building strong communities.
Ubisoft delays The Division until Q1 2016
A couple of months ago, we reported that The Division was on track for a 2015 release. Not so fast, according to Ubisoft, which...
Ubisoft Annecy joins the many teams working on The Division
You remember The Division, right? We sort of do. It was supposed to be released... eventually. Was it supposed to be now? Meh, doesn't...
Guild Wars 2 initially aims for a small desert borderlands WvW test
Even as Guild Wars 2 players are diligently farming zones in the hopes of obtaining a Heart of Thorns PvE beta key, ArenaNet is...
Talking with Trion about the future of Trove
If you dismissed Trove early on as an insignificant game or a thinly veiled Minecraft clone, then it might be time to take a...
Massively Overthinking: The return of ‘consequences’ to MMOs
This week's Massively Overthinking topic comes to us from Kickstarter donor Antonia "Toni" Phillips aka ToniLyran, who's hit on a sore point with our writers, it...
Meta: Support Massively Overpowered on Patreon
Three months ago almost to the day, the Massively OP team came to you, the MMO community, with a promise and a request. AOL...
Elder Scrolls Online video demonstrates freedom and choice
Do you like freedom? Do you like choices? Well, of course you do; you're a living person, not RoboTron 2010. Elder Scrolls Online purports...
Massively Opinionated: Hearthstone vs Neverwinter vs LoL
In this episode, Larry, Jason, Justin, and Tina debate the MMO free-to-play business model: the best takes, the western market, and awful F2P ads.
Global Chat: What happens to original MMOs when they get sequels?
Telwyn at GamingSF asks a question that I've contemplated from time to time: When an MMO gets a sequel, what happens to the original...
