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Battle Bards Episode 87: Elves!
It’s high time that the Battle Bards lie prostrate at the feet of their social and intellectual superiors, the high and mighty Elves! Yes,...
Global Chat: Evaluating the latest MMORPG expansions
This week in our tour through MMO blog posts, we're going to witness a lot of evaluations of recent update and expansion launches that...
Mark Kern renames Ember to Em-8ER, picks up Nostalrius programmer
Earlier this month, Mark Kern's "massive planetary wargame" shooter Ember got a new name and logo: Em-8ER.
"While still pronounced 'Ember,' we changed the official...
Massively Overthinking: Gratitude for the people of the MMORPG genre
It's Thanksgiving here in the US, and we wish you all a happy one, whether you're celebrating locally or not. For this week's Massively Overthinking...
Grim Dawn previews December update
While a full-fledged expansion for Grim Dawn is in the works, that doesn't mean the team has abandoned updates for the core game in...
Global Chat: Recapturing the MMO magic
I suspect that much of the willingness of players to pour money into MMO Kickstarters is out of a strong desire to see games...
Darkfall: New Dawn kicks off free-play stress test through the holiday
Darkfall: New Dawn is currently in the middle of a free stress test, so if you're looking for a brutal sandbox to call home...
Shroud of the Avatar gets gifty with exchangeable present boxes
As with every one before it, Shroud of the Avatar’s Update of the Avatar #203 packs a sleigh full of news. This time, however,...
The MOP Up: Wurm Online cooks up a hearty Thanksgiving meal (November 20, 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...
Santa Truck and the PlayStation 4 are coming to APB Reloaded
You'd better not honk, you'd better not drive, you'd better not rage-quit, I'm telling you why: Santa Truck is coming to town. Well, to...
Battle Bards Episode 86: World of Warcraft: Legion
With all of the unbridled love for World of Warcraft’s soundtrack on Battle Bards, historically, you know that we couldn’t let a new expansion...
Revelation Online expounds on PvE story, quests, and factions
As closed beta continues to roll along, Revelation Online rolls out more information on what players can expect to find. The latest dev blog...
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...
