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So, last week there was a bit of unusual timing. I had finished my column about World of Warcraft's Trading Post, and on the...

Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards! Today's award is for the MMO Studio of the Year, which was awarded to Guild Wars 2...

The World of Warcraft roadmap wasn't the only thing Blizzard dropped yesterday just before the holidays: Blizzard president Mike Ybarra also penned an address...

It's impossible. Inconceivable. Unlikely. But it has actually happened. World of Warcraft has actually posted... a roadmap. Granted, said roadmap isn't filled with actual...

One of the underrated aspects of being an MMO player is that our games get more updates and expansions than almost any other type...

Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards! Today's award is for the MMO Story of the Year, which was awarded to the Activision-Blizzard scandal...

You there, boy, what day is it? Or girl! I can't see very well at this age. You say it's Christmas day? Well, then,...

It just wouldn't seem right to end the year without watching Gamigo light itself on fire, now would it? Fortunately, the company has indulged...

Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards! Today's award is for the Best Classic MMO, which was awarded to Lord of the Rings Online...

Here's a classic case of good news/bad news for any Mad World fans out there. In a recent AMA, Jandisoft said that while development...

I have a pretty laid back approach to monetization in online games. Bar mandatory subscriptions and a few egregious outliers, I am generally fine...

Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards! Today's award is for the Biggest MMO Surprise, which was awarded to the revival of Fallen Earth...

Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards! Today's award is for the Best PvP MMO, which was awarded to Albion Online last year. We...

Holy cow, are we already wrapping up another year of Lord of the Rings Online? I've been writing this column since 2010, and I...

Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards! Today's award is for the Worst MMO Business Model, which was awarded jointly to Star Citizen and...

Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards! Today's award is for the Best MMO Business Model, which was awarded to Guild Wars 2 last...

Who had this on the "biggest surprise" bingo card? Blizzard has apparently rehired Chris Metzen to work on World of Warcraft and its extended...

To say that Elite: Dangerous had a rough 2022 is putting it mildly (and pretty much dismisses the nuance this retrospective hopes to provide)....

Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards! Today's award is for the Biggest MMO Disappointment, which was awarded jointly to multiple underperforming new MMOs...

Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards! Today's award is for the Best New MMO Class, which was awarded to Black Desert's Corsair class...