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The Secret World discusses bags and its next dungeon
As we enter October, people are inevitably going to be asking for hoverboards because a movie once posited that October 21st, 2015, would include...
The Daily Grind: Give a shout-out to your favorite retired MMO characters
We all have them: MMO characters we invested time, love, and no small amount of effort in making them all they could be... after...
Mission changes coming with Guild Wars 2’s expansion
The Heart of Thorns expansion is changing guild missions in Guild Wars 2. How so? That's what today's website update is designed to answer....
Guild Wars 2 walks guilds through the process of getting their new home
We all know that guild halls are coming with Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns, but how will that actually work? Is there an...
Jukebox Heroes: Your top 20 favorite MMO soundtracks
I've been a sneaky columnist, my friends. Oh yes I have. In my last Jukebox Heroes I posted my top six favorite MMO soundtracks,...
Steam has The Secret World’s ultimate edition for half price
Yep, the headline pretty much says it all. If you still haven't taken the plunge on Funcom's seminal Secret World MMO, now is as...
Guild Wars 2 enhances its squad UI, preps for Halloween
ArenaNet recently unveiled its enhanced squad UI for Guild Wars 2. It's designed to help players organize their friends, guildmates, and other large groups...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 31: MMO expansions come roaring back
Justin and Bree discuss Devilian, SWTOR, Ultima Online, the return of the MMO expansion, RIFT, Camelot Unchained, ArchLord 2, and Guild Wars 2, with mailbag questions on Heart of Thorns and gambleboxes.
Guild Wars 2’s former lead designer now develops for Amazon
Amazon has been trying to work its way into game development for a while, but the retailer has a new weapon in its arsenal....
Guild Wars 2 kicks off Guild Week tomorrow
Guild Wars 2 has plenty in store for player organizations when Heart of Thorns launches later next month, and because of that, ArenaNet is...
Guild Wars 2 details the Druid, raiding, and final expansion test weekend
Guild Wars 2 players will be able to get their collective hands on Heart of Thorns very soon, and that's a good thing. The...
The MOP Up: A rebirth for Star Wars Galaxies
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...
One Shots: Threat Level Midnight
Even in the far future, Starfleet officers still pose for a selfie or two. How could they not when they encounter such striking backdrops?
"This...
TwitchCon 2015: Guild Wars 2’s Heart of Thorns trailer; the Ranger’s Druid is a healer
ArenaNet is debuting its Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns trailer today at 6 p.m. EDT on the main stage at TwitchCon. So far today,...
Elite’s planetary landings to add ‘new activities, new enemies,’ and more
It was a big week for fans of Elite: Dangerous, as Frontier called attention to a bunch of stuff that's in the works and talked...
Riot is working on something besides League of Legends
League of Legends developer Riot has been a one-trick pony thus far, but that may change over the next little while according to the...
Chaos Theory: Small steps – The Secret World’s progress
It's certainly been a week of expansion news! More than one game that had sworn off expansions in the past has circled back to...
Diablo III, Ark, and Warframe all climb on Raptr’s August stats
Raptr's monthly stat summaries remain the best possible way to track the popularity of games among the people who actually use Raptr. And it's...
The Stream Team: Hang time with The Secret World’s hoverboards
Who doesn't love cool new gadgets? MassivelyOP's MJ sure does! She's acquired for herself a fancy new Hover-Tech Stealthboard in The Secret World, complete...
Guild Wars 2 designers tinker with the Scrapper
None of the elite specializations in Guild Wars 2 has been received wholly without comment or objection, and the Scrapper is no exception. Designer...
