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Sandbox MMORPG Pax Dei opens preorders for its newly announced June 18 early access
Is it too soon for Pax Dei to be hitting early access? We're about to find out, as Mainframe Industries announced this morning that...
New World is rolling out new layered instancing tech Amazon is calling ‘shards’
You might think this is just another post about murdering bunnies in New World, but you're only partly correct. New World is in fact...
Wisdom of Nym: No new crafting or gathering in Final Fantasy XIV
Every new expansion for Final Fantasy XIV has increased the total number of jobs available for players, although the exact numbers have varied from...
Elder Scrolls Online’s Gold Road chapter and Update 42 is now live for PC players
Whether you're interested in story, spellcraft, or wondering just what sort of Daedric prince Ithelia is, today is the day to find out: The...
First Impressions: Corepunk’s MOBA-esque closed alpha was fun – with lots of room to grow
I've got a pretty good poker face, especially when nobody can see my face. So I've been pretty subtle about my excitement for Corepunk...
Tibia dev CipSoft just announced Persist Online, a post-apoc PvPvE MMORPG
Tibia developer CipSoft has a big announcement lined up for this morning: It's working on a new MMO. In fact, it's calling it a...
LOTRO Legendarium: Exploring Lord of the Rings Online’s enormous new Neaths zone
Do you remember when you were a kid and you got to poke around and explore a cool place? You'd eagerly run around it,...
LOTRO Legendarium: LOTRO’s Update 41 plans monster play reward track, birding hobby, and coop crafting event
Yesterday's Lord of the Rings Online dev stream was a particularly informative one as SSG's Orion made an appearance to talk about what's coming...
Vague Patch Notes: Why do so many MMOs fail?
We talk a lot about MMOs that fail here on Massively Overpowered. I wrote a whole column about how our standards of success are...
Casually Classic: Three questions I have for WoW Classic’s probable Pandaria
Oh hey, Cataclysm Classic is here. You can absolutely sense the palpable excitement and community buzz over it, much the same way you can...
Fight or Kite: Rabbit and Steel distills the MMO raid experience into a flashy boss battling roguelike
So here’s one that came out of left field for me. Rabbit and Steel (heretofore mentally referred to as Buns 'n' Blades) is an...
Perfect Ten: The 10 types of MMO guides you find in the wild
Look, folks. I'm a simple man, but I figure out how to handle my own things. I put my pants on one leg at...
Star Trek Online’s Unparalleled is live on PC today, helmed by Denise Crosby
It's update day for Star Trek Online fans as the iconic sci-fi MMORPG releases Unparalleled for PC, and accordingly we are never allowed to...
Tarisland announces a global release date of June 21 – here’s the new trailer
There have been a lot of teases, previews, and tests over the past few months, but now Tencent's WoW-like MMORPG Tarisland has locked down...
Wisdom of Nym: What other character jobs could Final Fantasy XIV pilfer in the future?
If there is only one game I know in the Final Fantasy franchise other than Final Fantasy XIV, it is Final Fantasy VI. This is...
Throne & Liberty producer resigns as mobile version rumors surface
If you were already harboring doubts about the prospects of Throne & Liberty's western launch, then prepare to possibly hoist another mental red flag:...
WoW Factor: Story Difficulty is a bad idea and a good idea all rolled into one
Back during Wrath of the Lich King, I remember people asking for a story difficulty for raids in World of Warcraft because if the...
Perfect Ten: My top 10 favorite MMOs across two decades
Normally in these Perfect Ten lists, I'm very outward-facing. I like to create lists that are as helpful or amusing as possible for others...
Vague Patch Notes: Why I am no longer anticipating Blue Protocol
Last year, I was pretty jazzed about Blue Protocol. I've actually been pretty jazzed about it for a while, but last year it looked...
Second Wind: The problem with World of Warcraft’s Dragonflight’s class design
It's time for part two of this four part Second Wind series on revisiting World of Warcraft after many years away. In the first...
