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The MOP Up: Going on a pirate hunt (August 28, 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...
Delays descend on Division DLC
In a blog post this afternoon, Ubisoft announced that it's delaying The Division's upcoming DLC and adjusting its content release schedule accordingly.
"It has become clear...
Funcom warns of system-wide forum data breach
A blaze of Twitter messages has just erupted to inform Funcom's community that all of its game forums have been breached by hackers and...
DC Universe Online’s GU63 brings new Suicide Squad content, tutorial skipping, and lockboxes
Game Update 63 has landed on the DC Universe Online servers this week, and it's a smallish one, but that won't surprise longtime players,...
Eternal Crusade is launching on September 23 for PC
Eternal Crusade's launch date nears. Behaviour Interactive announced in a press release this evening that it is "launching in the Americas for PCs on...
World of Warcraft further tweaks invasion XP, gives a sneak ‘peak’ of Highmountain
More fine-tuning of World of Warcraft's demon invasions is coming today, as Blizzard said that it is making a couple of fixes to how...
Children of Ur adds localized weather
What's the weather going to be like today in your game?
You might just have to ask this if you're apt to play Children of...
Of Kings and Men hosts short combat beta today
The persistent medieval war simulator Of Kings and Men is hosting a short-duration combat beta this week prior to the game moving into early...
No Man’s Sky tops the UK sales charts
Whether it's acknowledged as multiplayer or not -- and whether you experienced bugs and unplayability over the weekend -- No Man's Sky is already...
Landmark is working on a fix for its parlor
If you've spent time on tweaking your appearance just so in an MMO, it can be disconcerting to have all of that work undone...
No Man’s Sky addresses crashes and bugs ahead of today’s PC launch
Hello Games says it's "working quickly" on issues with No Man's Sky, including crash problems and pre-order bonus mishaps, like that that whole thing...
MMO roguelike Lazarus swoops into beta this weekend
If you grew up in the midwest as I did, the word "Lazarus" probably evokes the image of a department store, but the Lazarus...
Overwatch players are warned: use Lucio in Lucioball or face consequences
The whole point of Overwatch's Lucioball mode is that everyone plays as Lucio. The name of the mode is already "Lucioball," the only character...
The MOP Up: Project Gorgon’s pig dance party (August 7, 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...
The Daily Grind: Do you duel other players in MMOs?
The other day I was loading up Shroud of the Avatar, and whilst checking out its options, I selected "auto-decline duels" so fast that...
Here’s why Niantic shut off Pokemon Go’s third-party apps
Niantic has a fresh blog post out (communication! yay!) that takes a stab at explaining just why it put the kibosh on third-party Pokemon...
Pokemon Go: Suing Nintendo, Pokemon insurance, and the Ohio Articuno controversy
This one goes out to all the people who are still obsessively playing Pokemon Go after giving it a one-star rating. You show 'em!
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Escape from Tarkov previews its technical alpha testing specs
The purpose of Escape from Tarkov's technical alpha starting on August 4th is to see how the game works under strain. It is not...
Marvel Heroes’ dynamic combat scaling is live now
Dynamic combat scaling is live today in Marvel Heroes, affecting enemies and zones in both story mode and challenge mode.
The game launched with fixed...
Pokemon Go: Niantic addresses community, New York panics over sex offenders
Niantic has finally addressed the Pokemon Go community's uproar over the weekend patch that fixed the three-step-bug by taking it out and silenced location...
